SUBSUME

subsume, colligate

(verb) consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

subsume

(verb) contain or include; “This new system subsumes the old one”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

subsume (third-person singular simple present subsumes, present participle subsuming, simple past and past participle subsumed)

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; to colligate

Source: Wiktionary

Sub*sume", v. t. Etym: [Pref. sub- + L. sumere to take.]

Definition: To take up into or under, as individual under species, species under genus, or particular under universal; to place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include under something else. To subsume one proposition under another. De Quincey. A principle under which one might subsume men's most strenuous efforts after righteousness. W. Pater.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins