4. (adj)subordinate subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
"a subordinate kingdom"
5. (adj)dependent, 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"
6. (verb)subordinate rank or order as less important or consider of less value "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
7. (verb)subordinate, subdue make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
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