subsume

 
Pronunciation: /səbˈsjuːm/

verb

[with object]
  • include or absorb (something) in something else: most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories

Derivatives

subsumable

adjective

subsumption

Pronunciation: /-ˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'subjoin, add'): from medieval Latin subsumere, from sub- 'from below' + sumere 'take'. The current sense dates from the early 19th century