subsume

Meaning

1. (transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
2. (transitive) To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule.

Synonyms

include

colligate

incorporate

comprise

comprehend

build in

carry

categorize

classify

count

🔢

embrace

go

hold

implicate

integrate

place

subsumption

contain

comprize

add in

affiliate

bear

🐻

bring in

Translations

subsumer

εντάσσω

incluir

subordinar

subsumir

includere

υπάγω

sınıflandırmak

classificar

subsumieren

einordnen

classificare

kapsamak

subsumir

fassen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səbˈsjuːm/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin subsūmere, from sub- + sūmō (“I take”). Compare English consume.