subordinate

sub·or·di·nate  (s-bôrdn-t)

adj.

1. Belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary.

2. Subject to the authority or control of another.

n.

One that is subordinate.

tr.v. (s-bôrdn-t) sub·or·di·nat·ed, sub·or·di·nat·ing, sub·or·di·nates

1. To put in a lower or inferior rank or class.

2. To make subservient; subdue.

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[Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subrdintus, past participle of subrdinre, to put in a lower rank : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin rdinre, to set in order (from rd, rdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]

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sub·ordi·nate·ly adv.

sub·ordi·nate·ness, sub·ordi·nation (-nshn) n.

sub·ordi·native (-ntv) adj.

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subordinate

adj [səˈbɔːdɪnɪt]

1. of lesser order or importance

2. under the authority or control of another a subordinate functionary

n [səˈbɔːdɪnɪt]

a person or thing that is subordinate

vb [səˈbɔːdɪˌneɪt] (tr; usually foll by to)

1. to put in a lower rank or position (than)

2. to make subservient to subordinate mind to heart

[from Medieval Latin subordināre, from Latin sub- + ordō rank]

subordinately  adv

subordination , subordinateness n

subordinative  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subordinate - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another subsidiary, underling, foot soldier assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" associate - a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners" bottom dog - a person of low status cog - a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine" man - a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana" second fiddle, second banana - someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
	2.	subordinate - a word that is more specific than a given word hyponym, subordinate word word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
Verb	1.	subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" grade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" outclass - cause to appear in a lower class; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati"
	2.	subordinate - make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" subdue lour, lower - set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
Adj.	1.	subordinate - lower in rank or importance low-level subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
	2.	subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people" subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance insubordinate - not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys"
	3.	subordinate - (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" dependent grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

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subordinate

noun

inferior, junior, assistant, aide, second, attendant, dependant, underling, subaltern Nearly all her subordinates adored her.
inferior head, leader, superior, chief, boss (informal), senior, captain, master, commander, principal, baas (S. African)

adjective

1. inferior, lesser, lower, junior, subject, minor, secondary, dependent, subservient Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example.
inferior senior, superior, higher, greater, main, central, key, essential, vital, predominant

2. subsidiary, supplementary, auxiliary, ancillary It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.

Translations

subordinate

A. [səˈbɔːdnɪt] N → subordinado/a m/f

B. [səˈbɔːdnɪt] ADJ [officer, member of staff, group] → subordinado; [role] → subordinado, secundario
to be subordinate to sb (in rank) → ser subordinado de algn
to be subordinate to sth (= secondary) → estar subordinado a algo
subordinate clause → oración f subordinada

C. [səˈbɔːdɪneɪt] VT → subordinar
to subordinate sth to sth → subordinar algo a algo
subordinating conjunction → conjunción f de subordinación

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subordinate [səˈbɔː^rdɪnət]

adj

(= lower-ranking) [minister, officer] → subordonné(e)
to be subordinate to sb → être subordonné(e) à qn

(= less important) [issue, matter] → secondaire
to be subordinate to sth → être subordonné à qch

n → subordonné(e) m/f
subordinate clause n → proposition f subordonnée

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subordinate

adj officer → rangniedriger; rank, position, importance, role → untergeordnet; to be subordinate to somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache untergeordnet sein; to be subordinate in importance to → weniger wichtig sein als; subordinate in rank → rangniedriger (to als)

n → Untergebene(r) mf

vt → unterordnen (→ to dat)

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subordinate [ɐadj, n səˈbɔːdnɪt; ɐvb səˈbɔːdɪˌneɪt]

1. adj (rank, officer) → subalterno/a
subordinate clause (Gram) → proposizione f subordinata

2. n → subalterno/a, subordinato/a

3. vt to subordinate (to) → subordinare (a)
subordinating conjunction (Gram) → congiunzione f subordinativa

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subordinate [ɐadj, n səˈbɔːdnɪt; ɐvb səˈbɔːdɪˌneɪt]

1. adj (rank, officer) → subalterno/a
subordinate clause (Gram) → proposizione f subordinata

2. n → subalterno/a, subordinato/a

3. vt to subordinate (to) → subordinare (a)
subordinating conjunction (Gram) → congiunzione f subordinativa

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subordinate

adj subordinate [səˈboːdinət]

lower in rank, power, importance etc A colonel is subordinate to a brigadier. onderhorige ثانَوي، تابِع подчинен podřízený underordnet untergeordnet κατώτερος, υποδεέστερος subordinado alam تابع قرار دادن alempi subordonné (à) מִשנִי अधीनस्त, अवर, मातहत, गौण, अप्रधान podređen, potčinjen alsóbbrendű lebih rendah lægra settur subordinato 下位の 아래의 pavaldus, žemesnio rango pakļauts lebih rendah ondergeschikt underordnet; bi- podległy subordinado subordonat подчинённый podriadený podrejen potčinjen underordnad, lägre อยู่ใต้บังคับบัญชา ast, küçük rütbeli 下級的 підпорядкований; підлеглий کم تر có địa vị hoặc cấp bậc thấp hơn ai 下级的

n

a person who is subordinate to give orders to one's subordinates. onderhorige تابِع، مَرؤوس подчинен podřízený, -á (en) underordnet der/die Untergebene κατώτερος, υφιστάμενος subordinado alluv تابعيت alainen subordonné/-ée זוּטָר अधीनस्थ कर्मचारी podređeni alárendelt bawahan undirmaður subordinato 部下 부하 pavaldus/žemesnio rango asmuo apakšnieks; pakļautais orang bawahan ondergeschikte underordnet podwładny subordinado subordonat подчинённый podriadený, -á podrejeni potčinjena osoba underordnad, underlydande ผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชา ast, küçük rütbeli kimse 部下 підлеглий ماتحت thuộc cấp, cấp dưới 部下

subordinate clause

a clause introduced in a sentence by a conjunction etc, and acting as a noun, adjective or adverb I don't know who she is ; The book that's on the table is mine; She's crying because you were unkind . bysin جُمْلَه تابِعَه، مُعْتَمِدَه على الجُمْلَةِ الرَّئيسيَّه подчинено изречение podřadné souvětí bisætning der Nebensatz δευτερεύουσα πρόταση (γραμμ.) oración subordinada kõrvallause جمله پيرو sivulause proposition subordonnée מִשפָּט טָפֵל आश्रित उपवाक्य zavisna rečenica alárendelt mellékmondat anak kalimat aukasetning proposizione subordinata 従属節 종속절 šalutinis sakinys palīgteikums klausa subordinat bijzin leddsetning (bi-) zdanie podrzędne oração subordinada propoziţie subordonată придаточное предложение vedľajšia veta podredni stavek zavisna rečenica bisats อนุประโยคซึ่งไม่สามารถอยู่โดยลำพังได้ yan cümlecik 從句 підрядне речення تابع جملہ mệnh đề phụ thuộc 从句