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Subsume (verb)
To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
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Subsume (verb)
To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule; to colligate
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Assume (verb)
to authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
“We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry.”
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Assume (verb)
to take on a position, duty or form
“Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.”
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Assume (verb)
to adopt a feigned quality or manner
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Assume (verb)
to receive, adopt
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Assume (verb)
to adopt an idea or cause
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Subsume (verb)
include or absorb (something) in something else
“most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories”