subordinate

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”). === Pronunciation === Adjective and Noun (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sə-bôʹdĭ-nət, IPA(key): /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ (General American, Canada) enPR: sə-bôrʹdĭ-nət, IPA(key): /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /səˈboːdɪnət/ Verb (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sə-bôʹdĭ-nāt, IPA(key): /səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/ (General American, Canada) enPR: sə-bôrʹdĭ-nāt, IPA(key): /səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /səˈboːdɪnæɪt/ === Adjective === subordinate (comparative more subordinate, superlative most subordinate) Placed in a lower class, rank, or position. Synonyms: lesser, subaltern, petty Antonyms: superior, superordinate Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority. Antonym: insubordinate November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding. (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause Synonym: dependent Antonyms: independent, main Descending in a regular series. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === subordinate (plural subordinates) (countable) One who is subordinate. Synonyms: inferior, junior, report, subaltern, underling, understrapper Antonyms: boss, commander, leader, manager, superior, superordinate, supervisor A hyponym. Antonyms: hypernym, hyperonym, superordinate ==== Translations ==== === Verb === subordinate (third-person singular simple present subordinates, present participle subordinating, simple past and past participle subordinated) (transitive) To make subservient or secondary. (transitive, grammar) To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one. Hypernym: complementize Coordinate term: coordinate (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy. (transitive) To treat (someone) as of less value or importance. Synonyms: belittle, denigrate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === inferior === Anagrams === turbinadoes == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== subordinate feminine plural of subordinato ==== Participle ==== subordinate f pl feminine plural of subordinato === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== subordinate inflection of subordinare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sʊ.boːr.dɪˈnaː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [su.bor.diˈnaː.te] === Verb === subōrdināte second-person plural present active imperative of subōrdinō == Spanish == === Verb === subordinate second-person singular voseo imperative of subordinar combined with te