SUBSUME


Meaning of SUBSUME in English

— subsumable , adj.

/seuhb soohm"/ , v.t., subsumed, subsuming .

1. to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.

2. to bring (a case, instance, etc.) under a rule.

3. to take up into a more inclusive classification.

[ 1525-35; subsumere, equiv. to L sub- SUB- + sumere to take; see CONSUME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .