Dictionary

lump together en · VERB

Meanings

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).
   • In this discussion, we will lump together various breeds of spaniels, because the differences among them don't matter for our practical purposes here.
   • Near-synonyms: combine; aggregate
   • 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."

Forms

Antonyms

distinguish · separate · segregate · sequester · differentiate

Synonyms

combine · aggregate

Translations (14)

pl łączyć (to put items together) · sv bunta ihop (to put items together) · it raggruppare (to put items together) · hu egy kalap alá vesz (to put items together) · ca posar al mateix sac (to put items together) · pl skupiać (to put items together) · fr mettre dans le même sac (to put items together) · es unir (to put items together) · es meter en el mismo saco (to put items together) · ca posar en el mateix sac (to put items together) · es agrupar (to put items together) · pl połączyć (to put items together) · fi niputtaa yhteen (to put items together) · pl skupić (to put items together)