sub|or|di|nate

sub|or|di|nate
sub|or|di|nate «adjective, noun. suh BR duh niht; verb. suh BR duh nayt», adjective, noun, verb, -nat|ed, -nat|ing.
–adj.
1. lower in rank: »

In the army, lieutenants are subordinate to captains.

2. having less importance; secondary; minor: »

An errand boy has a subordinate position.

3. under the control or influence of something else; dependent. SYNONYM(S): subject, subservient.
4. Grammar. a) dependent. b) subordinating. Because, since, if, as, and whether are subordinate conjunctions.
5. Obsolete. submissive.
–n.
a subordinate person or thing: »

Platoons of subordinates jump when he twitches (Time).

–v.t.
to place in a lower order or rank; make subordinate or dependent: »

A polite host subordinates his wishes to those of his guests. He to whose will our wills are to be subordinated (Thomas Carlyle).

╂[< Medieval Latin subordinatus, past participle of subordinare < Latin sub- under + ordināre arrange, put in order < ōrdō, -inis order]
–sub|or´di|nate|ly, adverb.
–sub|or´di|nate|ness, noun.

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