subsume

Day 21Level 3

suhb-SOOM

include

to bring under a rule; include

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

incorporate, comprise, constitute

Antonyms:

exclude

Example Sentence:

Community colleges are too large to be subsumed under a Deputy Secretary of Education.

Related Words

accumulate

uh-MAS

to accumulate or assemble a large quantity

lucky charm

AAM-yoo-liht

something worn as a charm against evil

obstacle

bawk

obstacle, purposely to get on the way of

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kan-TANG-ker-uhs

bad tempered ; quarrelsome

excessive

KLOY-ing

disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; excessively sweet or sentimental

scorn

kun-TEM

to scorn