verb
Meaning 1
To put different items or groups together and regard or treat them as one single group (either knowingly or unknowingly, and either advisedly or unadvisedly).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: combine; aggregate
- In this discussion, we will lump together various breeds of spaniels, because the differences among them don't matter for our practical purposes here.
- People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, but in fact they are different creatures.
- April 14, 2007, The Guardian, The poorest of the poor "Those who asked the authorities for help were a mixed bag: elderly, unemployed, sick or injured, widows, orphans, the mentally ill; all were lumped together in a "one size fits all" welfare system."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: combine, aggregate
Antonyms: separate, segregate, sequester, differentiate, distinguish