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subsumed
[ suhb-soomd ]
adjective
- considered under, or taken up into, a larger or more inclusive category, proposition, entity, rule, term, etc.:
With irrigated agriculture as the primary use for the Tribal award monies, the court also recognized subsumed uses including livestock, domestic, and commercial purposes.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of subsume.
Word History and Origins
Origin of subsumed1
Example Sentences
Herring said he and his wife have a small claim in the Eagle Mountains, which would be partially subsumed by Joshua Tree National Park under the Chuckwalla proposal.
Or will our imagination have been subsumed by the robots?
By then, the controversies that always lapped at Alatorre had subsumed his career.
"At best, football in Hong Kong can look forward to a future of neutrality. At worst, it may face extinction as it becomes subsumed into mainland structures and governance."
The judge had previously defended women’s right to property in their own name rather than subsumed under her husband’s.
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