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Adjective subordinating has 1 sense

subordinating, subordinative - serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction"
Antonyms: coordinating, coordinative

Verb subordinate has 2 senses

subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
--₁ is one way to rate, rank, range, order, grade, place

Derived forms: noun subordinate₁, noun subordination₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
subordinate, subdue - make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
--₂ is one way to lower, lour

Derived forms: noun subordinate₁, noun subordination₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something