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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 be unsuccessful in achieving a goal or expectation.

to refer to something briefly; to speak about or name

Past tense of nonplus; surprised and confused.

to claim or profess something, often falsely

to treat with scorn or contempt (archaic form of disdain)

to conclude or deduce something from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements