| 单词 | subsume |
| 释义 | subsume (once / 30780 pages) v Subsume means to absorb or include. A successful company might subsume a failing competitor through a merger, or love may subsume you in the early stages of a romance. Subsume is a verb that comes from the Latin words sub, which means “from below,” and sumere, which means “take.” So subsume means “to take from below,” like a sneak attack by some kind of deep-sea creature. Sailors and scuba divers should beware of monsters from the blackest depths waiting to subsume them. WORD FAMILYsubsume: subsumed, subsumes, subsuming, subsumption+/subsumption: subsumptions USAGE EXAMPLESAs first lady, Jackie becomes the focus for a public subsumed by fear and shock. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) Better to answer with compassion, which doesn’t totally subsume the self. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) The Brooklyn Museum’s ambitions were thwarted by rival Manhattan art patrons after the once-sovereign city of Brooklyn was subsumed into Greater New York. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) 1v contain or include This new system subsumes the old one Hyper include have as a part, be made up out of 2v consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle Syn|Hyper colligate include consider as part of something |
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