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Subsume

To take up into or under, as individual under species, species under genus, or particular under universal; to place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include under something else.

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Broader term 1

Include 76% connected

To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Subsumption 74% connected

The act of subsuming, or of including under another.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Subsumption 74% connected

The act of subsuming, or of including under another.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Colligate 92% connected

To tie or bind together.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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