subsume

(səb-sūm')
tr.v., -sumed, -sum·ing, -sumes.
To classify, include, or incorporate in a more comprehensive category or under a general principle: "The evolutionarily later always subsumes and includes the evolutionarily earlier" (Frederick Turner).

[Medieval Latin subsūmere : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin sūmere, to take.]

subsumable sub·sum'a·ble adj.

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verb

To have as a part: comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, take in. See include/exclude.

See words rhyming with "subsume."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indbefatte, indordne

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderbrengen, plaatsen in

Français (French)
v. tr. - subsumer (sous)

Deutsch (German)
v. - einordnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπάγω, εντάσσω

Italiano (Italian)
classificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - subordinar

Русский (Russian)
включать в какую-л. категорию

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - clasificar, incluir en una categoría

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inordna, sammanfatta, subsumera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
把...归入, 纳入, 把...包括在内, 包含

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 把...歸入, 納入, 把...包括在內, 包含

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 포섭하다, 포함하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 包摂する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يندرج تحت فئه اكبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כלל, הכליל בסוג‬

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