Definition of SUBSUME

subsume

Verb

Verb Forms: subsumed, subsuming, subsumes

  • To include or place something within a larger category or group.
  • contain or include
    • "This new system subsumes the old one"
  • consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
  • To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
  • To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule.

Examples

  • His incredible play allowed him to SUBSUME several small words into one huge score.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

colligate

Scrabble Score: 11

subsume: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
subsume: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
subsume: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

subsume: valid Words With Friends Word