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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Adjective and Noun
- (UK) enPR: sə-bôʹdĭn-ət, IPA(key): /səˈbɔːdɪnət/
- (US) enPR: sə-bôrʹdĭn-ət, IPA(key): /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/
Audio (US) (file)
- Verb
- (UK) enPR: sə-bôʹdĭn-āt, IPA(key): /səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/
- (US) enPR: sə-bôrʹdĭn-āt, IPA(key): /səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt/
Adjective[edit]
subordinate (comparative more subordinate, superlative most subordinate)
- Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- Woodward
- The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily distinguished.
- Woodward
- Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority.
- South
- It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.
- South
- (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) 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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (placed in a lower class, rank, or position): lesser
- (grammar, dependent on the main clause): dependent
Antonyms[edit]
- (placed in a lower class, rank, or position): superior, superordinate
- (Submissive to or controlled by authority): insubordinate
- (grammar, dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause): independent, main
Translations[edit]
placed in a lower class, rank, or position
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submissive to or controlled by authority
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grammar: dependent
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Noun[edit]
subordinate (plural subordinates)
- (countable) One who is subordinate.
Synonyms[edit]
- (one who is subordinate): inferior, junior, report, underling, understrapper
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
one who is subordinate
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Verb[edit]
subordinate (third-person singular simple present subordinates, present participle subordinating, simple past and past participle subordinated)
- (transitive) To make subservient.
- (transitive) To treat as of less value or importance.
- (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to make subservient
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to treat as of less value or importance
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See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subordinate
Verb[edit]
subordinate
- second-person plural present indicative of subordinare
- second-person plural imperative of subordinare
- feminine plural of subordinato
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
subōrdināte
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