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Added 9 October 2026

subsume

/səbˈsjuːm/ verb

Latin root: subsūmere Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about subsume at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Contain or include.
This new system subsumes the old one
Consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle.

Origin

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

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