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subordinate to
subordinate someone or something to (someone or something else)
to put someone in an inferior position to someone else; to put something in an inferior position to something else. I am going to have to subordinate you to the other manager, because she has more experience. The first thing you learn is that you must subordinate yourself to your boss.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Nicolaus | | NEE-ko-lows (German) | German, Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Kailee | | KAY-lee | English (Modern) |
| Pratima | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
| JarosŁAwa | | yah-raw-SWAH-vah | Polish |
| Ceferino | | the-fe-REE-no (Spanish), se-fe-REE-no (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Abd Al-Wali | | - | Arabic |