ALL meanings of subordinative
sub·or·di·nate
S s - adjective subordinative placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. 1
- adjective subordinative of less importance; secondary. 1
- adjective subordinative subject to or under the authority of a superior. 1
- adjective subordinative subservient or inferior. 1
- adjective subordinative subject; dependent. 1
- adjective subordinative Grammar. acting as a modifier, as when I finished, which is subordinate to They were glad in They were glad when I finished. noting or pertaining to a subordinating conjunction. 1
- adjective subordinative Obsolete. submissive. 1
- noun subordinative a subordinate person or thing. 1
- verb with object subordinative to place in a lower order or rank. 1
- verb with object subordinative to make secondary (usually followed by to): to subordinate work to pleasure. 1
- verb with object subordinative to make subject, subservient, or dependent (usually followed by to): to subordinate passion to reason. 1