subsumed

American  

[suhb-soomd] / səbˈsumd /

adjective

1. considered under, or taken up into, a larger or more inclusive category, proposition, entity, rule, term, etc..

   With irrigated agriculture as the primary use for the Tribal award monies, the court also recognized subsumed uses including livestock, domestic, and commercial purposes.

---

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of subsume.

Etymology

Origin of subsumed

subsume ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Matsumoto emphasizes the institutional aspect of our times by showing how the identities of individuals have become subsumed by their jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

But pollster David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, says they have been subsumed by the "existential threat" of the trade war with the US.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

Of course, we consume these things differently since streaming took over the world, and arguably since man first learned to program a VCR, with network shows subsumed into the ocean of time-shifted picking and choosing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025

The judge had previously defended women’s right to property in their own name rather than subsumed under her husband’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

I could be subsumed into Abnegation’s hive mind, projecting always outward.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth