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to subsume

to subsume

8 7.5
To include small things in a larger group
  • verb
  • /səbˈsuːm/
  • Formal
: subsumir
  • The new policies will subsume all existing regulations into a single framework.
  • subsumed into the category
  • subsumes other
  • subsumes two major dimensions

Is it that they're once again subsumed into larger Russia?

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Examples

  • Therefore, perspectives such as Anselm's are subsumed into her theology and continue to be valid.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Other cases cited by the ILC may be subsumed under the category of environmental necessity.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Feelings toward others and duty are subsumed within a single utility function.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Third, property of all kinds was subsumed under the same set of inheritance rules.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The Shades did not support themselves through tourism, nor could they be subsumed into the entertainment industry.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Some utopian frameworks require individuals to subsume their identities into the collective.

    Academic text (2008)
  • His anger, too, dissipated, subsumed in a rising tide of grief and memory.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Likewise, each component was subsumed by one or more components encompassing a broader framework.

    Academic text (1991)
  • What new what Einstein did, or what his theory does is subsumes Newton's theory into a deeper, more profound structure.

  • Thus the royal blood of the Norman House of Orteville was subsumed into the Hohenstaufens, and Norman rule over Italy was formally ended.

Synonyms

to include
vsto subsume
∞ 1.0

To make a person or thing part of something larger

adds items into a larger category with a more absorptive focus
to incorporate
vsto subsume
182 4.5

Add something into a plan or system

absorbs elements into a larger category rather than only joining
to integrate
vsto subsume
179 4.1

To join things or ideas so they form one whole

puts items under a general class rather than stressing system merging
to comprise
vsto subsume
122 4.4

To include parts or members

acts the other way by putting items into a broader class rather than listing parts
to embrace
vsto subsume
84 3.8

To include different things as part of a whole

places elements into a general category rather than stressing inclusion feeling
to englobe
vsto subsume
8.7

Include something within a larger group or system

folds items into a broader category with emphasis on classification

Antonyms

338 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

How Inclusive

to subsume
  • Formal
8 7.5
to absorb
217 3.0
to include
∞ 1.0
to separate
297 1.9
to exclude
338 3.0

Surface Forms

subsum infinitive
subsumed past
subsumed past participle
subsuming present participle
subsumes third person singular

Morphology

subsume = sub + sume

Formally built from the productive prefix 'sub-' + the Latin combining form 'sume' (not a standalone English word), so the general idea 'take under / include' is somewhat recoverable but not fully transparent to average learners.

Etymology

The word subsume comes from Latin parts sub- meaning 'under' and sumere meaning 'to take', the same root as assume and consume. So to subsume something is to 'take it under' a larger group and include it as part of that group.