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.
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subordinateness
n : secondary importance [syn: subsidiarity]