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Definition of subordinate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

subordinate

verb

NAmE//səˈbɔrdnˌeɪt//

subordinate somebody/something (to somebody/something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they subordinate

he / she / it subordinates

past simple subordinated

-ing form subordinating

to treat someone or something as less important than someone or something else Safety considerations were subordinated to commercial interests.

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sub‧or‧di‧na‧tion

NAmE//səˌbɔrdnˈeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See subordinate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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