-m transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: sub- + Latin sumere to take up, take — more at resume
1. : to view, list, or rate as component in an overall or more comprehensive classification, summation, or synthesis : encompass as a part, example, or phase : classify as part of a larger schema or judge as a specific instance governed by a general principle
Newtonian physics has not been overthrown so much as subsumed into a more embracing scheme — Times Literary Supplement
2. obsolete : assume , deduce ; also : to sum up : summarize
Synonyms: see include