subordinate
verb/səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/
/səˈbɔːrdɪneɪt/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they subordinate | /səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/ /səˈbɔːrdɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it subordinates | /səˈbɔːdɪneɪts/ /səˈbɔːrdɪneɪts/ |
| past simple subordinated | /səˈbɔːdɪneɪtɪd/ /səˈbɔːrdɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle subordinated | /səˈbɔːdɪneɪtɪd/ /səˈbɔːrdɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form subordinating | /səˈbɔːdɪneɪtɪŋ/ /səˈbɔːrdɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- to treat somebody/something as less important than somebody/something else
- be subordinated (to somebody/something) Safety considerations were subordinated to commercial interests.
- The needs of the individual are completely subordinated to those of the state.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- completely
- totally
- …
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin subordinatus ‘placed in an inferior rank’, from Latin sub- ‘below’ + ordinare ‘ordain’.
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