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subordinate

[ adjective noun suh-bawr-dn-it; verb suh-bawr-dn-eyt ]

adjective

  1. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  2. of less importance; secondary.

    Synonyms:

    Antonyms: ,

  3. subject to or under the authority of a superior.
  4. subservient or inferior.
  5. Grammar.
    1. acting as a modifier, as when I finished, which is subordinate to They were glad in They were glad when I finished.
    2. noting or pertaining to a subordinating conjunction.
  6. Obsolete. submissive.


noun

  1. a subordinate person or thing.

    Synonyms:

verb (used with object)

subordinated, subordinating.
  1. to place in a lower order or rank.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to make secondary (usually followed by to ):

    to subordinate work to pleasure.

  3. to make subject, subservient, or dependent (usually followed by to ):

    to subordinate passion to reason.

subordinate

adjective

  1. of lesser order or importance
  2. under the authority or control of another

    a subordinate functionary

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person or thing that is subordinate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to put in a lower rank or position (than)
  2. to make subservient

    to subordinate mind to heart

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈǰ徱Բپ, adjective
  • ܲˈǰ徱Բٱ, adverb
  • ܲˌǰ徱ˈԲپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ·ǰd·Բٱ· adverb
  • ܲ·ǰd·Բٱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ǰd·ԲtDz ܲ·ǰ·徱·Բ· [s, uh, -, bawr, -dn-, uh, -see], noun
  • ܲ·ǰ·徱·Բ·پ [s, uh, -, bawr, -dn-ey-tiv, -, bawr, -dn-, uh, -], adjective
  • ԴDzȴܲ·ǰd·Բٱ adjective
  • ԴDzȴܲ·ǰd·ԲiԲ adjective
  • ȴܲ·ǰd·Բٱ verb (used with object) presubordinated presubordinating
  • -ܲ·ǰd·ԲiԲ adjective
  • ܲȴܲ·ǰd·Բٱ adjective
  • ܲȴܲ·ǰd·Բt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of subordinate1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English adjective subordynat, from Medieval Latin ܲō徱ٳܲ, past participle of ܲō徱 “to subordinate,” equivalent to Latin sub- “under, below, beneath” + ō徱- (stem of ōō ) “rank, order” + -ٳܲ past participle suffix; sub-, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of subordinate1

C15: from Medieval Latin ܲǰ徱, from Latin sub- + ǰō rank
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Example Sentences

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First, as important as legal protections have been to organizing, law has proved to be a subordinate factor in union growth or decline.

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McDonnell informed Rhodes through a subordinate that her services would no longer be needed, according to multiple department sources who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss personnel changes.

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He's described as being "a deceptively bland middle-aged man... trusted and respected by his subordinates and colleagues... who occasionally clashes with the intelligence bureaucracy and sometimes feels that professional duty compromises his personal honour".

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A senior official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency also directed subordinates to freeze a vast assortment of grants on Monday, even after the ruling in Rhode Island.

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Under current case law, however, public officials cannot condition their subordinates’ employment on their politics.

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