# subsume

> English word · Verb · IPA /səbˈsjuːm/ · frequency rank #98,767

## Definitions
1. To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
2. To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin subsūmere, from sub- + sūmō (“I take”). Compare English consume.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/subsume