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Verb: subsume  sub's(y)oom
  1. Contain or include
    "This new system subsumes the old one"
     
  2. Consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
    - colligate

Derived forms: subsumed, subsuming, subsumes

Type of: include

Encyclopedia: Subsume

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