English verb: subsume | |||
1. | subsume (stative) contain or include | ||
Samples | This new system subsumes the old one. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | include | ||
2. | subsume (cognition) consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle | ||
Synonyms | colligate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | include | ||