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subsume

/səbˈsjuːm/ UK
/səbˈsuːm/ US

Rhymes with -uːm

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin subsūmere, from sub- + sūmō (“to take”). Compare English consume.

verb subsumes · subsuming · subsumed

transitive To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else. Near-synonym: comprise
Similar: comprise
transitive To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule.
Similar: colligate

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verb to place under another as belonging to it

Español	subsumir
中文	歸入 /归入 guīrù
Português	classificar, incluir, subordinar
Français	subsumer, impliquer
Deutsch	einordnen, fassen, klassifizieren, subsumieren, zusammenfassen
Italiano	classificare, includere, contenere
Ελληνικά	υπάγω ypágo, εντάσσω entásso
Русский	включа́ть в какую-л. категорию vključátʹ v kakuju-l. kategoriju

verb to consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule

Español	subsumir
Français	généraliser, rejoindre, colliger
Deutsch	verbinden, vereinigen

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@misc{subsume_2026,
  title = {subsume},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subsume},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}