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单词 subordinating
释义

subordinating

adjective

sub·​or·​di·​nat·​ing sə-ˈbȯr-də-ˌnā-tiŋ How to pronounce subordinating (audio)
: introducing and linking a subordinate clause to a main clause
subordinating conjunction

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

subordinating

verb

present participle of subordinate
as in subjecting
to bring under one's control by force of arms it is one of the lessons of history that more powerful civilizations often subordinate weaker ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • subjecting
  • subduing
  • conquering
  • dominating
  • defeating
  • subjugating
  • overcoming
  • enslaving
  • reducing
  • vanquishing
  • pacifying
  • overpowering
  • crushing
  • annihilating
  • beating
  • suppressing
  • smashing
  • whipping
  • routing
  • licking
  • quelling
  • clobbering
  • repressing
  • trouncing
  • thrashing
  • quashing
  • silencing
  • smothering
  • squashing
  • walloping
  • squelching
  • drubbing
  • mowing (down)
  • triumphing (over)
  • breaking
  • prevailing (over)
  • skunking
  • putting down
  • clamping down (on)
  • cracking down (on)
  • snuffing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • emancipating
  • freeing
  • discharging
  • liberating
  • springing
  • enfranchising
  • releasing
  • manumitting
  • unfettering
  • unchaining
  • unbinding
  • uncaging
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