Include and Subsume

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Include verb - To have as part of a whole.

Usage example: the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions

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Subsume is a synonym for include in contain topic. In some cases you can use "Subsume" instead a verb "Include".

Nearby Word: included

Subsume verb - To have as part of a whole.

Usage example: games and team sports are subsumed under the classification of “recreation”

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Include is a synonym for subsume. You can use "Include" instead a verb "Subsume".

Nearby Word: subsuming

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