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Vinony

subordinate

noun

  1. bullfighter occupation
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adjective

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verb

  1. make lesser, dependent on
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ / /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/ / /səˈboːdɪnət/ / /səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/ / /səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt/ / /səˈboːdɪnæɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).

  1. Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.

    “The several kinds […] and subordinate species of each are easily known.”

  2. Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.

    “November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.”

  3. dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause

    “In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.”

  4. Descending in a regular series.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).

  1. One who is subordinate.
  2. A hyponym.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).

  1. To make subservient or secondary.
  2. To make subservient or secondary.
  3. To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.