Subordinate

a.	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.
n.	1.	One who stands in order or rank below another; - distinguished from a principal.
v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Subordinated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Subordinating.]
	2.	To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate the passions to reason.

Noun	1.	subordinate - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another Synonyms: subsidiary, underling, foot soldier
	2.	subordinate - a word that is more specific than a given word Synonyms: hyponym, subordinate word
Verb	1.	subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
	2.	subordinate - make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" Synonyms: subdue
Adj.	1.	subordinate - lower in rank or importance Synonyms: low-level Antonyms: dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
	2.	subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" Antonyms: insubordinate - not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys"
	3.	subordinate - 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" Synonyms: dependent
	4.	subordinate - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" Synonyms: junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, subaltern, secondary, lowly, lower, inferior

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