What does "subsume" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "subsume"?

Common synonyms include: absorb, affect, amount, assimilate, assume, bring.

/səbˈsuːm/ verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else. transitive
"Near-synonym: comprise"
2
consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle wordnet
3
To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule. transitive
4
contain or include wordnet

"The new department will subsume both Tom and Mary's departments."

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin subsūmere, from sub- + sūmō (“I take”). Compare English consume.