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Subsumed

/səbˈsjuːmd/
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(verb) simple past and past participle of subsume

The small company was finally subsumed by the larger firm.
To be subsumed means to be included as part of a larger thing.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Many of the smaller independent shops were eventually ____ by the large international corporation.

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