subsume
Include within another
To subsume is to include or absorb something into a larger category or whole.
A general principle subsumes specific cases; a corporation subsumes smaller companies it acquires.
The word implies that the absorbed element loses some independence while becoming part of something broader: Her individual concerns were subsumed under the project's larger goals.
Common in academic and legal contexts.
Make part of
- containHold within limits
- embraceHold closely in arms
- coverProtect by overlaying
- compriseInclude as parts
encapsulate · comprehend · span · entail · involve · embody · incorporate · enclose
Absorb into something larger
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- absorbTake in fully
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
swallow · digest · annex · appropriate · co-opt · take over · envelop · devour
Arrange by shared traits
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- relegateAssign to inferior position
nest · hierarchize · generalize · abstract · superordinate · taxonomy · subset · superset
include
Make part of
comprise · encapsulate · comprehend · span · entail · involve · embody · incorporate · enclose · take in
incorporate
Absorb into something larger
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- absorbTake in fully
engulf · swallow · digest · annex · appropriate · co-opt · take over · envelop · devour · ingest
classify
Arrange by shared traits
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
relegate · nest · hierarchize · generalize · abstract · superordinate · taxonomy · subset · superset
amalgamate
Merge distinct entities
- consolidateUnite separate things
- unifyCombine into a whole
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
fuse · blend · coalesce · synthesize · conflate · meld · join · unite · collapse · lump together
subsumeseparate
To set apart
extract · differentiate · distinguish · divide · isolate
subsumeparticularize
State in detail
individuate · specify · single out · distinguish · differentiate