subordinate (redirected from subordinated)

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

Adjective

of lesser rank or importance

Noun

a person or thing that is of lesser rank or importance

Verb

[-nating, -nated]

(usually foll. by to)to regard (something) as less important than another: the army's interests were subordinated to those of the air force [Latin sub- lower + ordo rank]

subordination n

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 1. inferior, junior, assistant, aide, second, attendant, dependant, underling, subaltern << OPPOSITE superior

adjective 2. inferior, lesser, lower, junior, subject, minor, secondary, dependent, subservient << OPPOSITE superior

adjective 3. subsidiary, supplementary, auxiliary, ancillary

Translations

subordinate [səˈbɔːdɪnət] adj, n → subordinado/a m/f

subordinate [səˈbɔːdɪnət] adj (= junior) → subalterne;

(Grammar) → subordonné(e)

n → subordonné(e)

subordinate [səˈbɔːdɪnət] n → Untergebene(r) f(m);

(Ling);

subordinate clause → Nebensatz m adj → untergeordnet;

to be subordinate to sb → jdm untergeordnet sein

subordinate [səˈbɔːdɪnət] adj, n → subordinato/a

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subordinate

adj subordinate [səˈboːdinət]

lower in rank, power, importance etc A colonel is subordinate to a brigadier.onderhorigeثانَوي، تابِعподчиненpodřízenýunderordnetuntergeordnetκατώτερος, υποδεέστεροςsubordinadoalamتابع قرار دادنalempisubordonné (à)מִשנִיअधीनस्त, अवर, मातहत, गौण, अप्रधानpodređen, potčinjenalsóbbrendűlebih rendahlægra settursubordinato下位の하위의, 하급의pavaldus, žemesnio rangopakļautslebih rendahondergeschiktunderordnet; bi-podległysubordinadosubordonatподчинённыйpodriadenýpodrejenpotčinjenunderordnad, lägreอยู่ใต้บังคับบัญชาast, küçük rütbeli下級的підпорядкований; підлеглийکم ترcó địa vị hoặc cấp bậc thấp hơn ai下级的

n

a person who is subordinate to give orders to one's subordinates.onderhorigeتابِع، مَرؤوسподчиненpodřízený, -á(en) underordnetder/die Untergebeneκατώτερος, υφιστάμενοςsubordinadoalluvتابعيتalainensubordonné/-éeזוּטָרअधीनस्थ कर्मचारीpodređenialárendeltbawahanundirmaðursubordinato部下부하, 하급자pavaldus/žemesnio rango asmuoapakšnieks; pakļautaisorang bawahanondergeschikteunderordnetpodwładnysubordinadosubordonatподчинённыйpodriadený, -ápodrejenipotčinjena osobaunderordnad, underlydandeผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาast, küçük rütbeli kimse部下підлеглийماتحتthuộc 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 .bysinجُمْلَه تابِعَه، مُعْتَمِدَه على الجُمْلَةِ الرَّئيسيَّهподчинено изречениеpodřadné souvětíbisætningder Nebensatzδευτερεύουσα πρόταση (γραμμ.)oración subordinadakõrvallauseجمله پيروsivulauseproposition subordonnéeמִשפָּט טָפֵלआश्रित उपवाक्यzavisna rečenicaalárendelt mellékmondatanak kalimataukasetningproposizione subordinata従属節šalutinis sakinyspalīgteikumsklausa subordinatbijzinleddsetning (bi-)zdanie podrzędneoração subordinadapropoziţie subordonatăпридаточное предложениеvedľajšia vetapodredni stavekzavisna rečenicabisatsอนุประโยคซึ่งไม่สามารถอยู่โดยลำพังได้yan cümlecik從句підрядне реченняتابع جملہmệnh đề phụ thuộc从句