subsume
pronunciation
How to pronounce subsume in British English:
UK [səbˈsju:m]
How to pronounce subsume in American English:
US [səbˈsum]
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- Verb:
- contain or include
- consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
Word Origin
- subsume (v.)
- 1530s, from Modern Latin subsumere "to take under," from Latin sub "under" (see sub-) + sumere "to take" (see exempt (adj.)). Related: Subsumed; subsuming, subsumption.
Example
- 1. When government agencies build a corporate social responsibility evaluating system , they can subsume the disclosure of environmental accounting information as evaluation items .
- 2. The price the new fund will have to pay to subsume the assets of huijin is just one of many thorny issues that have delayed the establishment of the body .
- 3. They preserve their heritage but subsume its display under the broader complexion of singapore nationalism .
- 4. Given their uniquely personal nature - some people feel naked without their handsets - it seems likely that they might subsume the other two items that are generally carried everywhere , namely wallets and keys .
- 5. As it moves forward , and again transforms itself to subsume the communication functionality , I wonder how this control is going to manifest itself in our lives .