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| sub·sume [ səb sm ] (past and past participle sub·sumed, present participle sub·sum·ing, 3rd person present singular sub·sumes) |
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1. include something: to include or incorporate something into a larger order, category, or classification
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2. make subject to rule: to show that a rule applies to something
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| [Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin subsumere "take up so as to include" < Latin sumere "take"] |
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  sub·sum·a·ble adjective |
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