— 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 ]