subordinate
1. sub.or.di.nate \s*-'bo.rd-*n-*t, -'bo.rd-n*t\ aj [ME subordinat, fr. ML
subordinatus, pp. of subordinare to su]bordinate, fr. L sub- + ordinare to
order - more at ORDAIN 1: placed in a lower class or rank : INFERIOR 2:
submissive to or controlled by authority 3a: of, relating to, or
constituting a clause that functions as a noun, ad jective, or adverb 3b:
grammatically subordinating - sub.or.di.nate.ly av
2. subordinate n : one that is subordinate
3. sub.or.di.nate \s*-'bo.rd-*n-.a-t\ \-.bo.rd-*n-'a--sh*n\
\-'bo.rd-*n-.a-t-iv\ vt 1: to place in a lower order or class 2: to make
subject or subservient : SUBDUE - sub.or.di.na.tion n