SUBSUME


Meaning of SUBSUME in English

v.tr. (usu. foll. by under) include (an instance, idea, category, etc.) in a rule, class, category, etc. subsumable adj. subsumption n.

[ med.L subsumere (as SUB-, sumere sumpt- take) ]

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