to subsume

English - Turkish

Definition of to subsume in English Turkish dictionary: altlamak; {f} kapsamak; altlamak; ihtiva etmek; kapsa; {f} içermek; {f} sınıflandırmak

English - English

Definition of to subsume in English English dictionary: To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule; to colligate; To take up into or under, as individual under species, species under genus, or particular under universal; to place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain under something else
no allusion is made to forms because Plato is subsuming under the class of productive crafts both divine and human imitation;.; To take up into or under, as individual under species, species under genus, or particular under universal; to place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include under something else; contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"; If something is subsumed within a larger group or class, it is included within it, rather than being considered as something separate. After that the two alliances might be subsumed into a new European security system With unification, East Germany was subsumed by capitalist West Germany. to include someone or something as a member of a group or type, rather than considering it separately subsume sb/sth under sth (subsumere, from sumere ); {f} include something within a larger and more comprehensive group; consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one; consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle