Definition Definition

subsume - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'subsume' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Subsume [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'subsume' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . subsume [ v]
Meaning (1):
- contain or include
Example in sentence:
  • This new system subsumes the old one

Nearby Words:

sub sub judice sub- sub-base sub-bass subacid subacrid subacromial subact subaction

See 'subsume' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Categories

Browse Dictionary