SUBSUMED Definition & Meaning

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subsumed

[ suhb-soomd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of subsume.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of subsumed¹

subsume ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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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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