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subsume
[ suhb-soom ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
subsume
/ əˈː /
verb
- 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 Forms
- ܲˈܳ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ܳ·· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of subsume1
Example Sentences
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.
Finally, employees of color experience their identity being subsumed to what their employer needs for the image of diversity.
But pollster David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, says they have been subsumed by the "existential threat" of the trade war with the US.
Government sources deny that NHS England is being subsumed into the health department but say it will have a "leaner" role, cutting out duplication.
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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