subordinate
UK /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ US /səˈbɔːdɪnət/
adj 4verb 3noun 2
Definitions
adj
1
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
The several kinds […] and subordinate species of each are easily known.
2
Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.
3
dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
4
Descending in a regular series.
noun
1
One who is subordinate.
2
A hyponym.
verb
1
To make subservient or secondary.
2
To make subservient or secondary.
3
To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
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