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=== Pronunciation ===
; Adjective and Noun
* {{UK}} {{enPR|sə-bôʹdĭn-ət}}, {{IPA|/səˈbɔːdɪnət/}}
* {{US}} {{enPR|sə-bôrʹdĭn-ət}}, {{IPA|/səˈbɔrdɪnət/}}
* {{audio|en-us-subordinate.ogg|Audio (US)}}
; Verb
* {{US}} {{enPR|sə-bôrʹdĭn-āt}}, {{IPA|/səˈbɔrdɪneɪt/}}
* {{UK}} {{enPR|sə-bôʹdĭn-āt}}, {{IPA|/səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/}}
* {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subordinate (verb).wav|Audio (UK)}}

== Adjective ==
{{adj|more=true}}
# If something is '''subordinate''', it is less important than someone or something else.
#: ''Keeping our natural world healthy remains '''subordinate''' to the health of the economy.''
#: ''In society a dominant group often ignores the wishes of '''subordinate''' groups.''

=== Synonyms ===
* [[minor]]
* [[lesser]]
* [[lower]]

=== Antonyms ===
* [[major]]
* [[main]]
* [[dominant]]
* [[upper]]
* [[superordinate]]

=== Related words ===
* [[subordinate clause]]

== Noun ==
{{noun}}
# {{countable}} A '''subordinate''' is someone who is at a lower position in an organization.
#: ''A good manager will talk with her '''subordinates''' before making most decisions.''

=== Antonyms ===
* [[superior]]
* [[boss]]

== Verb ==
{{verb|subordinat|e}}
# {{transitive}} If you '''subordinate''' <math>x</math> to <math>y</math>, you give less importance to <math>x</math> and more to <math>y</math>.
#: ''When he fell in love, everything else was '''subordinated''' to it.''

=== Related words ===
* [[subordination]]