subordinating

  • 41subordinate — adjective /səˈbɔdənət / (say suh bawduhnuht) 1. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. 2. of lesser importance; secondary. 3. subject to or under the authority of a superior. 4. subservient. 5. dependent. 6. Grammar a. denoting or… …

  • 42'-ing' forms — ◊ GRAMMAR ing forms are also called present participles. Most ing forms are formed by adding ing to the base form of a verb, for example asking , eating , and passing . Sometimes there is a change in spelling, as in dying , making , and putting …

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  • 43Subordinate — Sub*or di*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.] 1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another. [1913 Webster] 2. To make …

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  • 44Subordinated — Subordinate Sub*or di*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.] 1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another. [1913… …

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  • 45Subordinately — Subordinate Sub*or di*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.] 1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another. [1913… …

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  • 46Subordinateness — Subordinate Sub*or di*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.] 1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another. [1913… …

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  • 47Subordination — Sub*or di*na tion, n. [Cf. F. subordination.] 1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to an other; inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection.… …

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  • 48Teamwork — Team work , n. 1. Work done by a team, as distinguished from that done by personal labor. [1913 Webster] 2. Work done by a number of associates, usually each doing a clearly defined portion, but all subordinating personal prominence to the… …

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  • 49parataxis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act of placing side by side, from paratassein to place side by side, from para + tassein to arrange Date: circa 1842 the placing of clauses or phrases one after another without coordinating or subordinating… …

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  • 50subordinator — noun Date: 1959 one that subordinates; especially a subordinating conjunction …

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