The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subordinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Subordinating.]
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.
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.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of subordinate English)
WordNet
adj. serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction" [syn: subordinating(a), subordinative] [ant: coordinating(a)]
Usage examples of "subordinating".
By subordinating the obligation to procreate, rejecting divorce, and implicitly sanctioning monogamous relationships, Jesus reverses traditional priorities, declaring, in effect, that other obligations, including marital ones, are now more important than procreation.