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- Dictionarysub·sume/səbˈso͞om/
verb
- 1. include or absorb (something) in something else: "most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories"
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Subsume means to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for subsume.
Subsume means to include something or someone as part of a larger group or a group in a higher position. See how to use this formal verb in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Subsume means to consider or include something as part of a more comprehensive whole. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of subsume with Dictionary.com.
Subsume means to absorb or include. A successful company might subsume a failing competitor through a merger, or love may subsume you in the early stages of a romance. Subsume is a verb that comes from the Latin words sub, which means “from below,” and sumere, which means “take.”
Subsume means to include something or someone as part of a larger group or a group in a higher position. Learn how to use this formal verb with sentences, synonyms and translations from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Subsume means to include or consider something within a larger group, class, or principle. Learn the word origin, usage, synonyms, and sentences from Collins English Dictionary.
Subsume means to classify or include something in a more comprehensive category or under a general principle. It can also mean to absorb or overshadow something by something else. See synonyms, translations and usage examples of subsume.
