| 释义 |
sub·sume
\-m\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: sub- + Latin sumere to take up, take — more at resume
1. : to view, list, or rate as component in an overall or more comprehensive classification, summation, or synthesis : encompass as a part, example, or phase : classify as part of a larger schema or judge as a specific instance governed by a general principle
< Newtonian physics has not been overthrown so much as subsumed into a more embracing scheme — Times Literary Supplement >
2. obsolete : assume, deduce; also : to sum up : summarize
Synonyms: see include |