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subsume

[ suhb-soom ]

verb (used with object)

, sub·sumed, sub·sum·ing.
  1. to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.
  2. to bring (a case, instance, etc.) under a rule.
  3. to take up into a more inclusive classification.


subsume

/ səbˈsjuːm /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • subˈsumable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sub·sum·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subsume1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin subsūmere, equivalent to Latin sub- “under, below, beneath”; + sūmere “to take”; sub-, consume
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subsume1

C16: from New Latin subsumere, from Latin sub- + sumere to take
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Example Sentences

Herring said he and his wife have a small claim in the Eagle Mountains, which would be partially subsumed by Joshua Tree National Park under the Chuckwalla proposal.

Eventually, this observation takes on remarkable proportions as their lives subsume his own after he begins handling their public relations concerns.

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To sustain this unity, one must subsume one’s own needs for the greater good.

Or will our imagination have been subsumed by the robots?

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By then, the controversies that always lapped at Alatorre had subsumed his career.

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