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subsume
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sub·sume  (sb-sm)
tr.v. sub·sumed, sub·sum·ing, sub·sumes
To classify, include, or incorporate in a more comprehensive category or under a general principle: "The evolutionarily later always subsumes and includes the evolutionarily earlier" (Frederick Turner).

[Medieval Latin subsmere : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin smere, to take; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

sub·suma·ble adj.

subsume [səbˈsjuːm]
vb (tr)
1. to incorporate (an idea, proposition, case, etc.) under a comprehensive or inclusive classification or heading
2. to consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
[from New Latin subsumere, from Latin sub- + sumere to take]
subsumable  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.subsume - contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"
include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers"
2.subsume - consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits"
Translations
subsume [sʌbˈsjuːm] VT (frm) → subsumir
subsume
vt to subsume something under somethingetw unter etw (dat)zusammenfassen or subsumieren (geh)
subsume [səbˈsjuːm] vt to subsume within/under (frm) → includere in, inglobare in


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