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subsuming

subsuming is the present participle and gerund 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 subsuming

What is subsuming the present participle and gerund of?
Subsuming is the present participle and gerund of subsume.

Words near subsuming in the dictionary

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

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