The difference between Subordinate and Superordinate

When used as nouns, subordinate means one who is subordinate, whereas superordinate means that which is superordinate.

When used as verbs, subordinate means to make subservient, whereas superordinate means to cause to be superordinate.

When used as adjectives, subordinate means placed in a lower class, rank, or position, whereas superordinate means greater in degree, rank or position.

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  1. Subordinate as an adjective:

    Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.

  2. Subordinate as an adjective:

    Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority.

  3. Subordinate as an adjective (grammar, of a clause, not comparable):

    dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause

    Examples:

    "In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”."

  4. Subordinate as an adjective:

    Descending in a regular series.

  1. Subordinate as a noun (countable):

    One who is subordinate.

  1. Subordinate as a verb (transitive):

    To make subservient.

  2. Subordinate as a verb (transitive):

    To treat as of less value or importance.

  3. Subordinate as a verb (transitive, finance):

    To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.

  1. Superordinate as an adjective:

    Greater in degree, rank or position.

  2. Superordinate as an adjective (logic):

    The relation of a universal proposition to a specific proposition of the same form with the universal quantified variable replaced by a specific instance.

  3. Superordinate as an adjective (linguistics, of a word or phrase):

    hypernymic

  1. Superordinate as a noun:

    That which is superordinate.

  2. Superordinate as a noun (linguistics):

    A hypernym.

  1. Superordinate as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to be superordinate.

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