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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 | ||
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