- subsume sub·sume vt
- [səb'sjuːm]
to subsume within/under frm — includere in, inglobare in
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
subsume sub·sume vt
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Subsume — Sub*sume , v. t. [Pref. sub + L. sumere to take.] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subsume — sub|sume [səbˈsju:m US ˈsu:m] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : 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 sb/sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
subsume — sub•sume [[t]səbˈsum[/t]] v. t. sumed, sum•ing 1) to consider or include (an idea, term, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one 2) to bring (a case, instance, etc.) under a rule 3) to take up into a more inclusive classification • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
subsume — sub|sume [ səb sum ] verb transitive often passive FORMAL to include something in a larger group and cause it to lose its own individual character: The new treaty subsumes all past agreements. be subsumed by/under/within/into something: Art… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
subsume — sub·sume … English syllables
