Subsume vs. Assume

By Jaxson

  • Subsume (verb)

    To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.

  • Subsume (verb)

    To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule; to colligate

  • 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.”

  • 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.”

  • Assume (verb)

    to adopt a feigned quality or manner

  • Assume (verb)

    to receive, adopt

  • Assume (verb)

    to adopt an idea or cause

Wiktionary
  • Subsume (verb)

    include or absorb (something) in something else

    “most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories”

Oxford Dictionary

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