subordinate
verb [T] /səˈbɔː.dɪ.neɪt/
/-ˈbɔːr-/ Definition
› to put someone or something into a less important position: Her personal life has been subordinated to her career.Promoting, demoting and transferring staffOf little or less importance
(Definition of subordinate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aggrandizement noun
- ascend verb (HIGHER POSITION)
- demote verb
- depute verb
- downgrade verb
- elevation noun (IMPORTANCE)
- exalt verb
- handover noun
- in the wilderness idiom
- kick sb upstairs idiom
- promote verb (RAISE)
- rank noun (POSITION)
- relegate verb
- second verb 2
- transfer noun (MOVE/CHANGE)
- transfer noun (SPORTS)
- transfer verb
- upshifter noun
- vault verb
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