Difference between Collocate and Lump

What is the difference between Collocate and Lump?

Collocate as a verb is (said of certain words) to be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea. while Lump as a verb is to treat as a single unit; to group together.

Collocate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea. To arrange or occur side by side.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A component word of a collocation.

Lump

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To treat as a single unit; to group together.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.A group, set, or unit.

Example sentence: When I was 41, I found a lump the size of a grape in my right breast. I ended up bald, sick and exhausted from surgeries, chemo and radiation treatments. Ah, but I got to live.

We hope you now know whether to use Collocate or Lump in your sentence.

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