subordinate

(sə-bôr'dn-ĭt)
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., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates. (sə-bôr'dn-āt')

1. To put in a lower or inferior rank or class.
2. To make subservient; subdue.

[Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, to put in a lower rank : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin ōrdināre, to set in order (from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order).]

subordinately sub·or'di·nate·ly adv.
subordinateness sub·or'di·nate·ness or sub·or'di·na'tion (-nā'shən) n.
subordinative sub·or'di·na'tive (-nə'tĭv) adj.

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adjective

1. Below another in standing or importance: inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower², minor, minor-league, petty, secondary, small, subaltern, under. Informal smalltime. See over/under.
2. In a position of subordination: collateral, dependent, subject, subservient. See over/under, part/whole.

noun

One belonging to a lower class or rank: inferior, junior, secondary, subaltern, underling. See over/under.

adj

Definition: lesser, supplementary
Antonyms: chief, important, major, necessary, superior, vital

adj

Definition: secondary
Antonyms: central, chief, major

adj, n

Definition: lesser
Antonyms: senior, superior

n

Definition: person or thing that is secondary to another
Antonyms: boss, chief, leader, major, manager, master, superior

IN BRIEF: An assistant subject to the authority or control of another. Also: Rank or order as less important or consider of less value.

The latest authors, like the most ancient, strove to subordinate the phenomena of nature to the laws of mathematics. — Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - underordnet, undergiven
n. - underordnet
v. tr. - underordne

idioms:

• subordinate clause    bisætning, ledsætning
• subordinating conjunction    biord, ledord

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondergeschikte, ondergeschikt, ondergeschikt maken

Français (French)
adj. - subordonné, secondaire, subalterne
n. - subalterne
v. tr. - (gén, Ling) subordonner

idioms:

• subordinate clause    (Ling) proposition subordonnée
• subordinating conjunction    conjonction de subordination

Deutsch (German)
n. - Untergebener
adj. - untergeordnet, zweitrangig
v. - unterordnen

idioms:

• subordinate clause    Nebensatz
• subordinating conjunction    unterordnende Konjunktion

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υφιστάμενος, κατώτερος (ιεραρχικά), υποτακτικός
adj. - κατώτερος, παρακατιανός, υποδεέστερος, δευτερεύων, εξαρτημένος
v. - υποτάσσω, υπάγω

idioms:

• subordinate clause    (γραμμ.) δευτερεύουσα ή εξαρτημένη πρόταση
• subordinating conjunction    (γραμμ.) υποτακτικός σύνδεσμος

Italiano (Italian)
subordinato, dipendente, secondario

idioms:

• subordinate clause    frase dipendente
• subordinating conjunction    congiunzione subordinante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - subordinado (m)
adj. - subordinado
v. - subordinar

idioms:

• subordinate clause    cláusula subordinada
• subordinating conjunction    conjunção subordinativa

Русский (Russian)
подчиненный, зависимый, второстепенный, придаточный, подчинительный, подчинять, ставить в зависимость

idioms:

• subordinate clause    подчиненное предложение
• subordinating conjunction    подчинительный союз

Español (Spanish)
adj. - subordinado, subalterno, secundario, dependiente, inferior
n. - subordinado
v. tr. - subordinar, supeditar

idioms:

• subordinate clause    oración subordinada
• subordinating conjunction    conjunción subordinada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - underordnad, underlydande
adj. - underordnad, lägre, underlydande
v. - underordna, låta stå tillbaka, sätta i andra hand

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
下级的, 附属的, 次要的, 部下, 从属, 次要, 使居下位, 使服从

idioms:

• subordinate clause    附属子句, 从句
• subordinating conjunction    从属连词

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 下級的, 附屬的, 次要的
n. - 部下, 從屬, 次要
v. tr. - 使居下位, 使服從

idioms:

• subordinate clause    附屬子句, 從句
• subordinating conjunction    從屬連詞

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 하급의, 종속적인, 부하의
n. - 종속자, 하급자, 부하
v. tr. - ~을 아래에 두다, 하위에 두다, 경시하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 下位の, 従属する, 依存する
n. - 従属者, 劣位者
v. - 軽視する, 従属させる

idioms:

• subordinate clause    従属節

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرؤوس, , تابع (صفه) تابع ل, ثانوي في الأهميه (فعل) قلل من أهميه, أخضع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נחות, נמוך, כפוף, טפל, משני, זוטר‬
n. - ‮אדם הכפוף בעבודתו לאדם אחר, פקוד‬
v. tr. - ‮הכניע, שעבד, העמיד בדרגה נחותה, ייחס חשיבות משנית‬

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