American English pronunciation
How to pronounce subordinating
IPA transcription: [sə'bɔɹdə,neɪtɪŋ]
Pronunciation variants: [sə'bɔɹdə,neɪtɪŋ][sə'bɚdə,neɪtɪŋ]
Hear “subordinating” pronounced
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Verb
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rank or order as less important or consider of less value
“Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools”
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make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
“Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler”
Adjective
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serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
“`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction”