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subsume
What does subsume mean?
subsume (verb): to place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use subsume in a sentence?
- This new system subsumes the old one. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does subsume come from?
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin subsūmere, from sub- + sūmō (“to take”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “subsume” mean?
to place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else
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to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will
Not quite: that's what coerce means.
to determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose
Not quite: that's what appraise means.
to discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute
Not quite: that's what debunk means.
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