subordinate
adjective
placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
have subordinated
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present perfectof subordinate.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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More recently, Japanese filmmakers have subordinated style and story to making audiences jump from their seats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2010
The new companies are big players in the markets and have subordinated their advisory functions.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 23, 2010
Egged on by live studio audiences and a fear of letting viewers' attention flag even for a second, sitcoms have subordinated well-told stories and plausible characters to a barrage of one-liners.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Many times I have subordinated my views to his but now I resign!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet all these he would have subordinated unto the higher end of the commandment, charity, 1 Tim. i.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning
