plural of subordinate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subordinate

(countable) One who is subordinate.

Placed in a lower class, rank, or position. / Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.

(transitive) To make subservient. / (transitive) To treat as of less value or importance. / (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.

In a subordinate manner.

(grammar) Any of a lexical class of words that join clauses at a subordinate syntactic level. / One who subordinates, or reduces the status of, another person.

plural of subordinator

The process of making something subordinate. / The process of subordinating. / The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.

present participle of subordinate