subordinate
adjective
placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
has subordinated
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present perfectof subordinate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Management has subordinated its judgment to the vendors,” the documents allege.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 17, 2019
In misconceived fidelity, the playwright has subordinated the dramatic to the novella form.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like all good soldiers, Powell has subordinated his political views.
From Time Magazine Archive
A young man willing to do hideous things has subordinated his individual conscience in order to fuse with the uncompromising purposes of the group.
From Time Magazine Archive
The moral law is merely a collection of rules of conduct based on an infinite number of special cases in which the convenience of society or its rulers has subordinated the inclination of individuals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
