subsume

[suh b-soom]

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verb (used with object), sub·sumed, sub·sum·ing.

to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.
to bring (a case, instance, etc.) under a rule.
to take up into a more inclusive classification.

Origin of subsume

1525–35; < Medieval Latin subsūmere, equivalent to Latin sub- sub- + sūmere to take; see consume

Related formssub·sum·a·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for subsumed

Contemporary Examples

The specifics of any local struggle in that battle were less important than the wider struggle within which they were subsumed.
Raúl Castro Honors Mandela, but Ignores His Message
Alex Massie
December 10, 2013
In this view, no politics are local, all is subsumed in a clash of civilizations.
Romney’s Living in a Fantasy Land
Christopher Dickey
October 9, 2012
Their voices have been subsumed by the louder collective voice of the party.
Libyan Women Are More Visible in Post-Gaddafi Libya, but They May Have Lost Ground
Jamie Dettmer
July 5, 2012
Elizabeth Gilbert traveled the globe and subsumed blissfully it into herself; in contrast, I found myself thrilled to be subsumed.
Elizabeth Gilbert's God Obsession
Rachel Shukert
August 12, 2010

Historical Examples

Movement, under it, action and suffering may be subsumed, vi.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4
Plotinos (Plotinus)
Everything else is subsumed in the positive science of Nature and history.
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
Frederick Engels
It is subsumed in both, and is the fundamental postulate on which they respectively depend.
Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws
James Buchanan
The actual judgement, which enounces the assertion of the rule in the subsumed case, is the conclusion (conclusio).
The Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant
This entire social complex has been subsumed under the principle that law is immanent in all history.
Elements of Folk Psychology
Wilhelm Wundt

British Dictionary definitions for subsumed

subsume

verb (tr)

to incorporate (an idea, proposition, case, etc) under a comprehensive or inclusive classification or heading
to consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

Derived Formssubsumable, adjective

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for subsumed

subsume

v.

1530s, from Modern Latin subsumere "to take under," from Latin sub "under" (see sub-) + sumere "to take" (see exempt (adj.)). Related: Subsumed; subsuming.

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Examples from the Web for subsumed

Contemporary Examples

The specifics of any local struggle in that battle were less important than the wider struggle within which they were subsumed.

In this view, no politics are local, all is subsumed in a clash of civilizations.

Their voices have been subsumed by the louder collective voice of the party.

Elizabeth Gilbert traveled the globe and subsumed blissfully it into herself; in contrast, I found myself thrilled to be subsumed.

Historical Examples

Movement, under it, action and suffering may be subsumed, vi.

Everything else is subsumed in the positive science of Nature and history.

It is subsumed in both, and is the fundamental postulate on which they respectively depend.

The actual judgement, which enounces the assertion of the rule in the subsumed case, is the conclusion (conclusio).

This entire social complex has been subsumed under the principle that law is immanent in all history.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for subsumed

subsume

v.

Origin of subsume