From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsubsumesub‧sume /səbˈsjuːm $ -ˈsuːm/ verb [transitive] formalINCLUDE to include someone or something as a member of a group or type, rather than considering it separatelysubsume somebody/something under something A wide range of offences are usually subsumed under the category of robbery.→ See Verb table
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subsume• I didn't want to lead, nor was being subsumed by a group at all appealing.• The original target of sharing super-computers was subsumed by the growing use of the network to do several tasks never envisioned initially.• Events at the local level are not simply subsumed into some larger, general process.• It is even unclear whether the individual contributors see their particular expertise being subsumed into this new academic category.• States subsume many of the responsibilities of governing from the county.• States collect taxes and subsume many of the responsibilities of governing from the county.• Alternatively they may be subsumed within the department and treated as a poor relation.subsume somebody/something under something• The women's athletic department will be subsumed under the men's.Origin subsume (1500-1600) Modern Latin subsumere, from Latin sumere “to take up” 