alloy vs conflate

alloy is a noun but conflate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No
conflate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, conflate is a hypernym of alloy; that is, conflate is a word with a broader meaning than alloy:

Other hypernyms of alloy include blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix.

alloy (noun)	conflate (noun)
the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

alloy (verb)	conflate (verb)
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content	mix together different elements
make an alloy of