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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.]
1. 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.
2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate the passions to reason. -- {Sub*or"di*nate*ly}, adverb -- {Sub*or"di*nate*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
subordinating
adjective: 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)}]
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