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subsume.

To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/səbˈsjuːm/UK/səbˈsuːm/US
  1. To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.

    transitive
  2. To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin subsūmere, from sub- + sūmō (“to take”). Compare English consume.

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