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
Scrabble Score: 11
subsume: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsubsume: 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