Associations to the word «Subsume»

Wiktionary

SUBSUME, verb. To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain under something else.
SUBSUME, verb. To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule; to colligate

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy