Sekirov Dictionary

subordinate

UK /səˈbɔːdɪnət/US /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/

adjective 4
noun 2
/səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt/ verb 4
forms 5

adjective4

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Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- The several kinds […] and subordinate species of each are easily known. — 1695
•
Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
- November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.
•
dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
- In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
Descending in a regular series.

noun2

One who is subordinate.
A hyponym.

subordinate

UK /səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/US /səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt/

verb4

To make subservient or secondary.
To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one.
To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.

forms

subordinated · subordinating · subordinates · more subordinate · most subordinate

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