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• past tense form of subsume.
• past participle of subsume.

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.

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of subsumed

subsume ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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subsumed

You remember the rhythms and twinkly synths more than the melodies, and Madonna allows her own voice to be subsumed in the music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

For the remainder of the film, Brontë’s character Hindley Earnshaw is subsumed into Mr. Earnshaw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

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

It was abolished in 2012 and subsumed into NHS England.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025

Fuerte for that reason was a characteristic subsumed by the last of the three qualities, and the one I most often considered—formal.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez