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subordinating |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [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}, adv -- {Sub*or"di*nate*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: subordinating adj : (grammar) 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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