subsume
verb (used with object)
to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.
subsumes
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present tense formof subsume (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Says Dr. Wong: "In this new paper, we consider evolution in the broadest sense -- change over time -- which subsumes Darwinian evolution based upon the particulars of 'descent with modification.'"
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2023
“Matrix,” meanwhile, subsumes us in a mythical world surrounded by real-life monsters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
Indeed, Drake’s work subsumes what would be a traditional approach based on the “male gaze” — reclaiming the ability for women to tell their own story on their own terms.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2021
All the awkwardness they’ve never had finally subsumes them.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2020
Vermeer’s mastery of light’s expressive qualities elevates his concern for the reality of appearance to the level of poetry and subsumes its visual and symbolic possibilities.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
