English

Verb

subsume ‎(third-person singular simple present subsumes, present participle subsuming, simple past and past participle subsumed)

1. To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain under something else.
   • 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 453--468.

     no allusion is made to forms because Plato is subsuming under the class of productive crafts both divine and human imitation;

2. To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule; to colligate

Related terms

• subsumption

Translations

French

Verb

subsume

1. first-person singular present indicative of subsumer
2. third-person singular present indicative of subsumer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of subsumer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of subsumer
5. second-person singular imperative of subsumer

Spanish

Verb

subsume

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of subsumir.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of subsumir.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of subsumir.