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subordinate
English
Etymology
From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin sub?rdin?tus, past participle of sub?rdin?re, from sub- + ?rdin?re (“to order”).
Pronunciation
- Adjective and Noun
- (UK) enPR: s?-bô?d?n-?t, IPA(key): /s??b??d?n?t/
- (US) enPR: s?-bôr?d?n-?t, IPA(key): /s??b??d?n?t/
- Verb
- (UK) enPR: s?-bô?d?n-?t, IPA(key): /s??b??d?ne?t/
- (US) enPR: s?-bôr?d?n-?t, IPA(key): /s??b??d?ne?t/
Adjective
subordinate (comparative more subordinate, superlative most subordinate)
- Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- 1695, John Woodward, An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth and Terrestrial Bodies, especially Minerals, &c
- The several kinds […] and subordinate species of each are easily known.
- Synonym: lesser
- Antonyms: superior, superordinate
- 1695, John Woodward, An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth and Terrestrial Bodies, especially Minerals, &c
- Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
- November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God
- It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.
- Antonym: insubordinate
- November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God
- (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
- Synonym: dependent
- Antonyms: independent, main
- Descending in a regular series.
Translations
Noun
subordinate (plural subordinates)
- (countable) One who is subordinate.
- Synonyms: inferior, junior, report, underling, understrapper
- Antonyms: boss, commander, leader, manager, superior, supervisor
Translations
Verb
subordinate (third-person singular simple present subordinates, present participle subordinating, simple past and past participle subordinated)
- (transitive) To make subservient.
- (transitive) To treat as of less value or importance.
- Synonyms: belittle, denigrate
- (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
Translations
See also
- inferior
Anagrams
- turbinadoes
Italian
Adjective
subordinate
- feminine plural of subordinato
Verb
subordinate
- second-person plural present indicative of subordinare
- second-person plural imperative of subordinare
- feminine plural past participle of subordinare
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /su.bo?r.di?na?.te/, [s??bo?rd???nä?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /su.bor.di?na.te/, [sub?rd?i?n??t??]
Verb
sub?rdin?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of sub?rdin?
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liable
English
Etymology
From Old French lier (“to bind”), from Latin ligare (“to bind, to tie”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la???b?l/, [?la???b??], [?la???b??]
- Rhymes: -a??b?l
Adjective
liable (comparative more liable, superlative most liable)
- bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
- The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family.
- The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
- subject; susceptible.
- exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
- (as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.
- Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.
Related terms
- liability
- reliable
Translations
Anagrams
- Belial, Biella, alible, labile
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