Subordinate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com As a verb, to subordinate means to place or rank one thing below another When you're doing a group project, sometimes you have to subordinate your ideas to the desires of the larger group
subordinate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary subordinate (third-person singular simple present subordinates, present participle subordinating, simple past and past participle subordinated) (transitive) To make subservient or secondary
subordinate - WordReference. com Dictionary of English sub•or•di•nate adj , n səˈbɔrdənɪt; v -dəˌneɪt adj , n , v , -nat•ed, -nat•ing being in a lower order or rank: He had to accept a subordinate post in the new administration secondary: In some colleges teaching is considered subordinate to publications