subsume[verb]Synonyms: include, comprehend, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, involve, take in
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sub‧sume /səbˈsjuːm $ -ˈsuːm/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: subsumere, from Latin sumere 'to take up']
formal to include someone or something as a member of a group or type, rather than considering it separately
subsume somebody/something under something
A wide range of offences are usually subsumed under the category of robbery. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲