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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, a. [Pref. sub + L. ordinatus, p.
     p. of ordinare to set in order, to arrange. See Ordain.]
     1. Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower
        or inferior position.
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              The several kinds and subordinate species of each
              are easily distinguished.             --Woodward.
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     2. Inferior in order, nature, dignity, power, importance, or
        the like.
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              It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the
              understanding.                        --South.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, n.
     One who stands in order or rank below another; --
     distinguished from a principal. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Subordinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Subordinating.]
     1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as
        of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one
        creature to another.
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     2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate
        the passions to reason.
        [1913 Webster] -- Sub*or"di*nate*ly, adv. --
        Sub*or"di*nate*ness, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dependent \De*pend"ent\, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr.
     dependere. See Depend, and cf. Dependant.]
     1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
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     2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not
        able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything,
        without the will, power, or aid of something else; not
        self-sustaining; subordinate; -- often with on or upon;
        as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. Opposite of
        independent. [Narrower terms: interdependent,
        mutualist, mutually beneficial; parasitic, parasitical,
        leechlike, bloodsucking; subordinate; underage;
        myrmecophilous; symbiotic] Also See: unfree.
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              England, long dependent and degraded, was again a
              power of the first rank.              --Macaulay.
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     3. conditional; contingent or conditioned. Opposite of
        unconditional.
  
     Syn: qualified.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. addicted to drugs.
  
     Syn: addicted, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     Dependent covenant or Dependent contract (Law), one not
        binding until some connecting stipulation is performed.
  
     Dependent variable (Math.), a varying quantity whose
        changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by
        changes in another variable, which is called the
        independent variable.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, n.
     One who stands in order or rank below another; --
     distinguished from a principal. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Subordinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Subordinating.]
     1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as
        of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one
        creature to another.
  
     2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate
        the passions to reason. -- Sub*or"di*nate*ly, adv. --
        Sub*or"di*nate*ness, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, a. [Pref. sub + L. ordinatus, p.
     p. of ordinare to set in order, to arrange. See Ordain.]
     1. Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower
        or inferior position.
  
              The several kinds and subordinate species of each
              are easily distinguished.             --Woodward.
  
     2. Inferior in order, nature, dignity, power, importance, or
        the like.
  
              It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the
              understanding.                        --South.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  subordinate
       adj 1: lower in rank or importance [syn: low-level] [ant: dominant]
       2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of
          another; "a subordinate kingdom" [ant: insubordinate]
       3: of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a
          complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause
          functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a
          sentence" [syn: dependent] [ant: independent]
       4: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
          corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
          functionary" [syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking,
           lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern]
       n 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
            [syn: subsidiary, underling, foot soldier]
       2: a word that is more specific than a given word [syn: hyponym,
           subordinate word]
       v 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value;
            "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these
            schools"
       2: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes
          have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: subdue]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subordinate
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 αυτος που τοποθετείται σε  κατώτερος τάξη ή θέση, που ελέγχομαι από
  μια μορφή εξουσίας, εξαρτημένος, υποτελής
     2 η εξαρτημένος πρόταση, η δευτερεύων
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 αυτος που τοποθετείται σε  κατώτερος τάξη ή θέση, που ελέγχομαι από
  μια μορφή εξουσίας, εξαρτημένος, υποτελής
     2 η εξαρτημένος πρόταση, η δευτερεύων
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 υποτάσσω
     2 (οικονομικά) δίνω ήσσων προτεραιότητα σε πληρωμές εν όψει
  χρεωκοπίας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subordinate
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it subordinato  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it subordinato)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it subordinare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la subōrdinō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  subordinate
     a.
     1 Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
     2 submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
     3 (lb en grammar of a clause not comparable) dependent on and either
  modifying or complementing the main clause
     4 Descending in a regular series.
     n.
     (senseid en one who is subordinate)(lb en countable) One who is
  subordinate.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make subservient.
     2 (lb en transitive) To treat as of less value or importance.
     3 (lb en transitive finance) To make of lower priority in order of
  payment in bankruptcy.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  subordinate
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it subordinato  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it subordinato)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it subordinare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la subōrdinō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  subordinate
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it subordinato  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it subordinato)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it subordinare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la subōrdinō  2 p pres actv impr)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subordinate
     Englanti a.
     ''~ to'' jnk alainen, alempiarvoinen jhk nähden
     Englanti n.
     alainen, käskynalainen, työntekijä
     Englanti vb.
     alistaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  subordinate
     Engelska a.
     underordnad, underlydande
     Engelska n.
     underordnad
     Engelska vb.
     underordna; foga sig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Subordinate /sʌbˈɔːdɪnət/
  التابع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  subordinate //səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt// //səˈbɔɹdɪnət// //səˈbɔːdɪneɪt// //səˈbɔːdɪnət// 
  1. подчинен
  grammar: dependent
  2. второстепенен, низш
  placed in a lower class, rank, or position
  3. зависим, подчинен
  submissive to or controlled by authority

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  subordinate //səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt// //səˈbɔɹdɪnət// //səˈbɔːdɪneɪt// //səˈbɔːdɪnət// 
  подчинен
  one who is subordinate

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  subordinate //səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt// //səˈbɔɹdɪnət// //səˈbɔːdɪneɪt// //səˈbɔːdɪnət// 
  подчинявам
  to make subservient

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  subordinate /sʌbˈɔːdɪnət/ 
  poddaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  subordinate /sʌbˈɔːdɪnət/ 
  podřízený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  subordinate /sʌbˈɔːdɪnət/ 
  podřídit