English dictionary
subordinate
adjectivePronunciation
səˈbɔːdɪnət
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
adjective
- lower in rank or importance
adjective
- subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
noun
- a word that is more specific than a given word
noun
- an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
verb
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
verb
- rank or order as less important or consider of less value
Example sentences
a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
a subordinate kingdom
Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools