subordinate
adjective
placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
are subordinating
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present progressiveof subordinate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I have idea," she continued, "that you are subordinating your general interests to your secret enmity—to one man.
From Peter Ruff and the Double Four by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
So when children play horse, play store, play house or making calls, they are subordinating the physically present to the ideally signified.
From How We Think by John Dewey
