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subsume

[suhb-soom]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

subsumed, subsuming

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

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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

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Other Word Forms

subsumable adjective
��ܲ�ˈ��ܳ�� adjective

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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of subsume¹

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

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Eventually she is subsumed into this alien universe, a creature of nature who allows birds to roost on her chromium shoulder.

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How can the left build that alliance without either surrendering leadership on its ideas or being subsumed by the “Vote Blue, no matter who” rhetoric that always gives us the same failed party leadership?

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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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