subordinating

(verb) rank or order as less important or consider of less value. Synonyms: subordinate. Example: "Art is sometimes subordinated to science in these schools."

(verb) make subordinate, dependent, or subservient. Synonyms: subordinate, subdue. Example: "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler."

(adj) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause. Synonyms: subordinating(prenominal) (vs. coordinating), subordinative. Example: "`when' in `i will come when i can' is a subordinating conjunction."