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subsumes

subsumes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of subsume.

Meaning of subsume

Verb

subsume (third-person singular simple present subsumes, present participle subsuming, simple past and past participle subsumed)

  1. (transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
    • Near-synonym: comprise
    Synonyms:
    comprise
  2. (transitive) To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule.
    Synonyms:
    colligate

Questions about subsumes

What is subsumes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Subsumes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of subsume.

Words near subsumes in the dictionary

  1. subsumation
  2. subsume
  3. subsumed
  4. subsumer
  5. subsumers
  6. subsumes
  7. subsumeth
  8. subsuming
  9. subsummation
  10. subsummations
  11. subsummit

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