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[ adjective, noun suh -bawr -dn-it; verb suh -bawr -dn-eyt ] SHOW IPA
/ adjective, noun səˈbɔr dn ɪt; verb səˈbɔr dnˌeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
of less importance; secondary.
subject to or under the authority of a superior.
subservient or inferior.
subject; dependent.
Grammar . acting as a modifier, as when I finished, which is subordinate to They were glad in They were glad when I finished. noting or pertaining to a subordinating conjunction. Obsolete . submissive.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun a subordinate person or thing.
verb (used with object), sub·or·di·nat·ed, sub·or·di·nat·ing. to place in a lower order or rank.
to make secondary (usually followed by to ): to subordinate work to pleasure.
to make subject, subservient, or dependent (usually followed by to ): to subordinate passion to reason.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of subordinate First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English adjective subordynat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre “to subordinate,” equivalent to Latin sub- “under, below, beneath” + ōrdin- (stem of ōrdō ) “rank, order” + -ātus past participle suffix; see sub-, -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR subordinate 2 ancillary.
8 inferior.
9 lower, reduce.
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OTHER WORDS FROM subordinate sub·or·di·nate·ly, adverb sub·or·di·nate·ness, noun sub·or·di·na·tion, sub·or·di·na·cy [suh -bawr -dn-uh -see], /səˈbɔr dn ə si/, noun sub·or·di·na·tive [suh -bawr -dn-ey-tiv, -bawr -dn-uh -], /səˈbɔr dnˌeɪ tɪv, -ˈbɔr dn ə-/, adjective non·sub·or·di·nate, adjective non·sub·or·di·nat·ing, adjective pre·sub·or·di·nate, verb (used with object), pre·sub·or·di·nat·ed, pre·sub·or·di·nat·ing. self-sub·or·di·nat·ing, adjective un·sub·or·di·nate, adjective un·sub·or·di·na·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for subordinate adjective (səˈbɔːdɪnɪt ) of lesser order or importance
under the authority or control of another a subordinate functionary
noun (səˈbɔːdɪnɪt ) a person or thing that is subordinate
verb (səˈbɔːdɪˌneɪt ) (tr usually foll by to ) to put in a lower rank or position (than)
to make subservient to subordinate mind to heart
Derived forms of subordinate subordinately , adverb subordination or subordinateness , noun subordinative , adjective Word Origin for subordinate C15: from Medieval Latin subordināre, from Latin sub- + ordō rank
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