The meaning of SUBORDINATE is placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior.

SUBORDINATE definition: placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. See examples of subordinate used in a sentence.

SUBORDINATE meaning: 1. having a lower or less important position: 2. a person who has a less important position than…. Learn more.

A subordinate is someone who works for someone else. As a verb, to subordinate means to place or rank one thing below another. When you're doing a group project, sometimes you have to …

If you subordinate something to another thing, you regard it or treat it as less important than the other thing. He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim. [VERB noun + to]

Definition of subordinate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

SUBORDINATE meaning: 1 : in a position of less power or authority than someone else often + to; 2 : less important than someone or something else often + to