Portuguese

Verb

subordinar ‎(first-person singular present indicative subordino, past participle subordinado)

1. (transitive) to subordinate (to make subservient)
2. (transitive) to subordinate (to treat as of less value or importance)
3. (transitive, grammar) to be the main clause with regards to a subordinate clause

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to to make subservient): submeter, subjugar, dominar
• (to to treat as of less value or importance): submeter, sujeitar

Spanish

Etymology

sub- + Latin ordinare ‎(“to sort, to order”), present active infinitive of ōrdinō.

Verb

subordinar ‎(first-person singular present subordino, first-person singular preterite subordiné, past participle subordinado)

1. to subordinate

Conjugation

Related terms

• ordenar