Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb subsume

2 senses of subsume

Sense 1
subsume -- (contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one")
       => include -- (have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers")

Sense 2
subsume, colligate -- (consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle)
       => include -- (consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits")