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Adjective: subordinating sub'ordu`neyting- Serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
"'when' in 'I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction"
- subordinative
Verb: subordinate su'bordu`neyt- Rank or order as less important or consider of less value
"Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" - Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
- subdue
See also: subordination Type of: grade, lour, lower, order, place, range, rank, rate Antonym: coordinating Encyclopedia: Subordinate |