Subsume

/səbˈsuːm/ verb

Definition

To include or absorb something into a larger category, group, or concept. It involves incorporating specific instances or ideas under a broader, more general principle or classification.

Etymology

From Latin subsumere (sub- 'under' + sumere 'to take'), literally meaning 'to take under.' The word suggests placing specific items under the umbrella of broader categories or general principles.

Kelly Says

Subsuming is like being a taxonomist of thought - you're finding the perfect intellectual 'family' where specific ideas belong under broader concepts! What's elegant is that subsuming doesn't erase the uniqueness of individual items; it reveals their hidden connections to larger patterns of meaning.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
包摂
ba-soot
ARالعربية
ضم
thamm
BNবাংলা
সমন্বয়
so-mon-boi
CACatalà
absorbir
ab-sor-bir
CSČeština
pohltit
pohl-tit
DADansk
subsumere
soo-b-soo-mehr-eh
DEDeutsch
subsumieren
soo-b-zoo-mee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
συμπληρώσει
simp-le-ro-si
ESEspañol
subsumir
soo-b-soo-meer
FAفارسی
포함하다
pa-ha-m-ha-da
FISuomi
sisällyttää
sis-a-llyt-taa
FRFrançais
subsumed
soo-byoo-meh
GUGU
શામિલ
sha-mil
HAHA
haɗa
ha-da
HEעברית
להכיל
le-chi-l
HIहिन्दी
शामिल करना
shaamil karna
HUMagyar
befogadni
beh-fog-a-dni
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengabsorb
men-g-a-bsorb
IGIG
gụsị
goo-shee
ITItaliano
subsumere
soo-b-soo-meer-eh
JA日本語
包含する
hai-mou-suru
KKKK
алмастыру
almastyru
KMKM
បញ្ចូល
pa-nchoul
KO한국어
포함하다
po-ham-ha-da
MRMR
समावेशित
sama-vesh-it
MSBahasa Melayu
mengambil
men-g-a-mbil
MYမြန်မာ
ပါဝင်
pa-wa-win
NLNederlands
subsumeren
soo-b-soo-meh-ren
NONorsk
subsumere
soo-b-soo-mehr-eh
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਮਿਲ
shaamil
PLPolski
subsumować
soo-b-soo-mo-vat
PTPortuguês
subsumir
soo-b-soo-meer
RORomână
absorb
ab-sorb
RUРусский
поглощать
pogloshchat'
SVSvenska
subsumera
soo-b-soo-mehr-ah
SWKiswahili
kujumu
koo-joo-moo
TAதமிழ்
ஒடுக்க
od-dukk
TEతెలుగు
ఒకటం చేయండి
o-ka-tan che-ya-ndi
THไทย
รวม
rohm
TLTL
samahan
sa-ma-han
TRTürkçe
dahil etmek
dah-heel eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
поглинути
poglynuuti
URاردو
ضم
thamm
VITiếng Việt
nuôi dưỡng
nway dzoong
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
包含
pai-hao
ZUZU
kuhlwa
koo-l-wa

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