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▸ noun: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
▸ noun: a word that is more specific than a given word
▸ verb: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient ("Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler")
▸ verb: rank or order as less important or consider of less value ("Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools")
▸ adjective: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another ("A subordinate kingdom")
▸ adjective: lower in rank or importance
▸ adjective: of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence ("A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence")
▸ adjective: inferior in rank or status ("A subordinate functionary")
▸ Also see subordinative
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▸ noun: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
▸ noun: a word that is more specific than a given word
▸ verb: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient ("Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler")
▸ verb: rank or order as less important or consider of less value ("Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools")
▸ adjective: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another ("A subordinate kingdom")
▸ adjective: lower in rank or importance
▸ adjective: of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence ("A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence")
▸ adjective: inferior in rank or status ("A subordinate functionary")
▸ Also see subordinative
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to subordinate
▸ Usage examples for subordinate
▸ Idioms related to subordinate (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing subordinate
▸ Popular nouns described by subordinate
▸ Words that often appear near subordinate
▸ Rhymes of subordinate
▸ Invented words related to subordinate