Adjective: subordinating sub'or-du,ney-ting
- (grammar) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
"‘when’ in ‘I will come when I can’ is a subordinating conjunction";
- subordinative
- Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler";
- subdue
- Rank or order as less important or consider of less value
"Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
Type of: grade, lower, place, range, rank, rate
Antonym: coordinating
Encyclopedia: Subordinate