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Subordinate
01
an employee who is under the authority or control of another person
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
subordinates
Examples
The manager delegated tasks to his subordinates.
02
a word or term that is more specific in meaning than another word
Examples
Rose is a subordinate of the word flower.
subordinate
01
lower in position or importance
Disapproving
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
Superlative
most subordinate
Comparative
more subordinate
gradable
Examples
The subordinate tasks were delegated to junior team members, while the senior staff focused on the critical aspects of the project.
Examples
The lieutenant gave commands to his subordinate soldiers.
03
(of a clause) grammatically dependent on a main clause and unable to stand alone as a complete sentence
Examples
In the sentence " I stayed home because it was raining, " the clause because it was raining is subordinate.
to subordinate
01
to rank, treat, or consider something or someone as less important or of lower value compared to something else
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
subordinate
3rd person singular
subordinates
Present participle
subordinating
Past simple
subordinated
Past participle
subordinated
Examples
She subordinated her personal desires to the needs of the family.
02
to make something or someone dependent, controlled, or subservient to another
Examples
The empire subordinated neighboring territories under its rule.
Lexical Tree
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