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subsume

🇬🇧 UK/sʌb'sju:m/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To include or classify something within a larger category or general principle.

把…归入;将…纳入(某类别)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
subunder, below
+
sumtake, consume, use up
+
eto make, having
=subsume

Common Collocations

  • 1.subsume under a category归入某一类别
  • 2.be subsumed into被并入……
  • 3.subsume within a framework纳入某一框架
  • 4.[subsume under a heading]归于某一标题下

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Many smaller theories can be subsumed under this single unifying framework.

  • 2.

    The new department was subsumed into the larger division during the restructuring.

  • 3.

    Personal interests are often subsumed by the demands of a high-pressure career.

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