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subsume

[ suhb-soom ]

verb (used with object)

subsumed, subsuming.
  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

/ əˈː /

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
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈܳ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·ܳ·· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subsume1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin ܲū, equivalent to Latin sub- “under, below, beneath”; + ū “to take”; sub-, consume
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subsume1

C16: from New Latin subsumere, from Latin sub- + sumere to take
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Industries and products of all kinds are being subsumed by the recent barrage of tariff announcements, which cover a broad range of goods and also involve disputes with China and the European Union.

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Finally, employees of color experience their identity being subsumed to what their employer needs for the image of diversity.

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

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Government sources deny that NHS England is being subsumed into the health department but say it will have a "leaner" role, cutting out duplication.

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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.

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