1. (

• subordinate

) rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" ;

2. (

• subordinate ,
• subdue ,

) make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" ;

1. (

• subordinate ,
• low-level ,

) lower in rank or importance ;

2. (

• subordinate ,

) subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" ;

3. (

• 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" ;