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subsume definition

sub·sume (səb so̵̅o̅m′, -syo̵̅o̅m′)

transitive verb subsumed -·sumed′, subsuming -·sum′·ing

  1. to include within a larger class, group, order, etc.
  2. to show (an idea, instance, etc.) to be covered by a rule, principle, etc.

Etymology: ModL subsumere < L sub-, under + sumere, to take: see consume

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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