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subsume

verb

/səbˈsjuːm/

Meaning

To include or absorb something into a larger group or category.

Minor details were subsumed under the main topic.

incorporate, include, absorb, encompass

separate, exclude

subsume under, subsume into, subsume category, subsume theory

to study plants in their natural environment

To fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially creative or noble.

To lift to a higher position; to raise to a more important or impressive level.

to eat or drink; to use up; to destroy completely

to wave or flourish something, especially a weapon, in a threatening or showy way

to make a process or action happen more quickly