ALL meanings of subsume
sub·sume
S s - transitive verb subsume put in broader category 1
- transitive verb subsume include, swallow up 1
- verb with object subsume to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one. 1
- verb with object subsume to bring (a case, instance, etc.) under a rule. 1
- verb with object subsume to take up into a more inclusive classification. 1
- verb subsume If something is subsumed within a larger group or class, it is included within it, rather than being considered as something separate. 0
- verb subsume to incorporate (an idea, proposition, case, etc) under a comprehensive or inclusive classification or heading 0
- verb subsume to consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle 0
- verb transitive subsume to include within a larger class, group, order, etc. 0
- verb transitive subsume to show (an idea, instance, etc.) to be covered by a rule, principle, etc. 0