subsuming

Main Entry:
subsume [suhb-soom]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: include
Synonyms: classify, contain, incorporate, involve
Main Entry: comprise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make up, consist of
Synonyms: add up to, amount to, be composed of, be contained in, compass, compose, comprehend, constitute, contain, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, engross, form, hold, include, incorporate, involve, span, subsume, sum up, take in
Notes: compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts'
comprise means literally 'embrace': a zoo comprises mammals, reptiles, and birds (because it 'embraces' or includes them), but animals do not comprise ('embrace') a zoo, they constitute a zoo
Antonyms: except, exclude, fail, fall short, lack, need, want
Main Entry: contain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: include, hold
Synonyms: accommodate, be composed of, comprehend, comprise, consist of, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, have capacity for, hold, incorporate, involve, seat, subsume, take in
Antonyms: exclude
Main Entry: embody
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: include, integrate
Synonyms: absorb, amalgamate, assimilate, blend, bring together, codify, collect, combine, comprehend, comprise, concentrate, consolidate, contain, embrace, encompass, establish, fuse, have, incorporate, involve, merge, organize, subsume, systematize, take in, unify
Antonyms: disembody, disintegrate, exclude
Main Entry: embrace
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: include in one's beliefs; take into account
Synonyms: accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, avail oneself of, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, deal with*, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, get into, go in for, grab, have, incorporate, involve, make use of, provide for, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome
Antonyms: disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun
Main Entry: encompass
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: include, contain
Synonyms: admit, comprehend, comprise, cover, embody, embrace, have, hold, incorporate, involve, subsume, take in
Antonyms: exclude
Main Entry: have
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: contain
Synonyms: comprehend, comprise, embody, embrace, encompass, include, involve, subsume, take in
Antonyms: exclude
Main Entry: include
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: contain, involve
Synonyms: accommodate, add, admit, allow for, append, be composed of, be made up of, bear, build, build in, carry, combine, comprehend, comprise, consist of, constitute, count, cover, cut in on, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, entail, enter, have, hold, implicate, incorporate, inject, insert, interject, interpolate, introduce, make allowance for, make room for, number, number among, receive, subsume, take in, take into account, teem with, work in
Antonyms: eliminate, exclude, neglect, reject
Main Entry: incorporate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: include, combine
Synonyms: absorb, add to, amalgamate, assimilate, associate, blend, charter, coalesce, consolidate, cover, dub, embody, form, fuse, gang up, hook in, imbibe, integrate, join, link, merge, mix, organize, pool, put together, start, subsume, tie in, unite
Antonyms: divide, drop, exclude, separate
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