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Meaning of "superordinate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERORDINATE

superordinate  [ˌsuːpərˈɔːdɪnɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERORDINATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Superordinate is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb superordinate in English.

WHAT DOES SUPERORDINATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hyponymy and hypernymy

In linguistics, a hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic field is included within that of another word, its hypernym. In simpler terms, a hyponym shares a type-of relationship with its hypernym. For example, "pigeon", "crow", "eagle" and "seagull" are all hyponyms of "bird"; which, in turn, is a hyponym of "animal".

Definition of superordinate in the English dictionary

The first definition of superordinate in the dictionary is of higher status or condition. Other definition of superordinate is a person or thing that is superordinate. Superordinate is also a word the meaning of which includes the meaning of another word or words.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUPERORDINATE

PRESENT

Present
I superordinate
you superordinate
he/she/it superordinates
we superordinate
you superordinate
they superordinate
Present continuous
I am superordinating
you are superordinating
he/she/it is superordinating
we are superordinating
you are superordinating
they are superordinating
Present perfect
I have superordinated
you have superordinated
he/she/it has superordinated
we have superordinated
you have superordinated
they have superordinated
Present perfect continuous
I have been superordinating
you have been superordinating
he/she/it has been superordinating
we have been superordinating
you have been superordinating
they have been superordinating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I superordinated
you superordinated
he/she/it superordinated
we superordinated
you superordinated
they superordinated
Past continuous
I was superordinating
you were superordinating
he/she/it was superordinating
we were superordinating
you were superordinating
they were superordinating
Past perfect
I had superordinated
you had superordinated
he/she/it had superordinated
we had superordinated
you had superordinated
they had superordinated
Past perfect continuous
I had been superordinating
you had been superordinating
he/she/it had been superordinating
we had been superordinating
you had been superordinating
they had been superordinating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will superordinate
you will superordinate
he/she/it will superordinate
we will superordinate
you will superordinate
they will superordinate
Future continuous
I will be superordinating
you will be superordinating
he/she/it will be superordinating
we will be superordinating
you will be superordinating
they will be superordinating
Future perfect
I will have superordinated
you will have superordinated
he/she/it will have superordinated
we will have superordinated
you will have superordinated
they will have superordinated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been superordinating
you will have been superordinating
he/she/it will have been superordinating
we will have been superordinating
you will have been superordinating
they will have been superordinating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would superordinate
you would superordinate
he/she/it would superordinate
we would superordinate
you would superordinate
they would superordinate
Conditional continuous
I would be superordinating
you would be superordinating
he/she/it would be superordinating
we would be superordinating
you would be superordinating
they would be superordinating
Conditional perfect
I would have superordinate
you would have superordinate
he/she/it would have superordinate
we would have superordinate
you would have superordinate
they would have superordinate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been superordinating
you would have been superordinating
he/she/it would have been superordinating
we would have been superordinating
you would have been superordinating
they would have been superordinating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you superordinate
we let´s superordinate
you superordinate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to superordinate
Past participle
superordinated
Present Participle
superordinating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPERORDINATE


acuminate
əˈkjuːmɪnɪt
binit
ˈbaɪnɪt
cabinet
ˈkæbɪnɪt
definite
ˈdɛfɪnɪt
determinate
dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt
disordinate
dɪsˈɔːdɪnɪt
geminate
ˈdʒɛmɪnɪt
homogenate
hɒˈmɒdʒɪnɪt
incoordinate
ˌɪnkəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt
indefinite
ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt
indeterminate
ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt
indiscriminate
ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnɪt
infinite
ˈɪnfɪnɪt
inordinate
ɪnˈɔːdɪnɪt
insubordinate
ˌɪnsəˈbɔːdɪnɪt
minute
ˈmɪnɪt
obstinate
ˈɒbstɪnɪt
ordinate
ˈɔːdɪnɪt
subordinate
səˈbɔːdɪnɪt
up-to-the-minute
ˌʌptəðəˈmɪnɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERORDINATE

supernovae
supernumeraries
supernumerary
supernurse
supernutrient
supernutrition
superoctave
superorder
superordinal
superordinary
superordination
superorganic
superorganicism
superorganicist
superorganism
superovulate
superovulation
superoxide
superparasitism
superparticle

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERORDINATE

aluminate
assassinate
contaminate
coordinate
discriminate
disseminate
dominate
donate
eliminate
fascinate
hallucinate
illuminate
indoctrinate
laminate
marinate
nominate
originate
predominate
ruminate
terminate
urinate

Synonyms and antonyms of superordinate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «superordinate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERORDINATE

Find out the translation of superordinate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of superordinate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «superordinate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上级
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superordinado
570 millions of speakers

English

superordinate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्चकोटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

superordinate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вышестоящий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superordinate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উর্ধঃস্তন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

niveau supérieur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Superordinat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übergeordneten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上位の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Superordinate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

superordinate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

superordinate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधोरेखित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

superordinate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sovraordinata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadrzędne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вищестоящий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supraordonate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερτασσόμενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorkoepelende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ordnade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ordnet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of superordinate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERORDINATE»

The term «superordinate» is regularly used and occupies the 90.312 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERORDINATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «superordinate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «superordinate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about superordinate

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERORDINATE»

Discover the use of superordinate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to superordinate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Psychology: Concepts and Applications
For example, we may use a three-level hierarchy consisting of superordinate concepts, basic-level concepts, and subordinate concepts (Rosch et al., 1976). Superordinate concepts are broad categories, such as vehicle, animal, and furniture.
Jeffrey Nevid, 2008
2
Cognitive English Grammar
Further examples of object taxonomies as in (a) are established by superordinate terms such as flower, tool, vehicle, animal, bird, etc.; further examples of substance taxonomies as in (b) are established by superordinate terms such as art ...
Günter Radden, René Dirven, 2007
3
Cognitive Linguistics
(v) Individual items are more rapidly categorized as members of basic level categories than as members of superordinate or subordinate categories. A spaniel, say, in a photograph, will be more rapidly categorized as a dog, than as an animal ...
William Croft, D. A. Cruse, 2004
4
The Linguistic Structure of Modern English
A Hierarchy of Fish Hyponyms A number of complexities may arise in the identification of superordinate terms and hyponyms: The hyponyms – brother and sister have only the technical superordinate sibling, while the hyponyms uncle and ...
Laurel J. Brinton, Donna Brinton, 2010
5
Intergroup Relations: Essential Readings
As the second phase of the integration stage, we introduced a series of superordinate goals which necessitated co-operative interaction between groups . The social contact situations consisted of activities which were satisfying in themselves ...
Michael A. Hogg, Dominic Abrams, 2001
6
Language Development: Syntax and semantics
As the naming-practices study indicates, adults use subordinate names (e.g., duck) instead of an available superordinate (bird) when referring to atypical events, whereas for typical events, the opposite is ture. This brings us to the second point ...
Stan A. Kuczaj, 1982
7
Language: Its Structure and Use
We say that the terms blue, red, yellow, green, black, and purple are hyponyms of the term color. A hyponym is a subordinate, specific term whose referent is included in the referent of a superordinate term. Blue is a kind of color; red is a kind of ...
Edward Finegan, 2007
8
Handbook of Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology
Moreover, when such identities are threatened, for example by attempts to produce a single superordinate identity at the expense of one's racial or ethnic group identity, members of these groups may respond in ways that reassert the value of ...
Theodore Millon, Melvin J. Lerner, Irving B. Weiner, 2003
9
Conceptual Representation
atypical members than to list the mass superordinate for its typical members (32 % vs. 13%). A final task examined category verification times for a single member versus multiple members of a superordinate category. Subjects more quickly ...
Helen Moss, James Hampton, James A. Hampton, 2003
10
Macrohistory: Essays in Sociology of the Long Run
In addition, the rise of superordinate markets (5) helps fuel a crisis. Braudel characterized two kinds of markets: relatively localized, face-to- face exchanges in which custom and surveillance enforce a "fair price" and keep profits and ...
Randall Collins, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPERORDINATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term superordinate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Driving efficiency in industrial automation
The aim is to facilitate data exchange between the machine periphery and superordinate IT systems and support the requirements of Industry 4.0 with respect to ... «Packaging World, Jul 15»
2
Political structure militates against racial harmony
The present ruling regime, the grand coalition of BN with the superordinate presence of Umno, is hardly in a position to resolve problems of national unity. «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
3
Modular configuration based on CAN
The configuration ID provides further settings to adjust the sensors to a control loop or to superordinate control units. The single sensors are connected to a ... «CAN Newsletter Online, Jul 15»
4
Xenophobia in focus
Group processes, including psychological categorisation processes that are nationalistic rather than superordinate. • South African exceptionalism, or a feeling ... «Eyewitness News, Apr 15»
5
For gases in industrial processes
These control tasks are assumed by a superordinate control unit, which addresses sensor-actuator modules (SAM) by means of a system bus. The SAMs are ... «CAN Newsletter Online, Mar 15»
6
Occupational Health And Safety In The Forest Industry: A Matter Of …
Little wonder why legal liability for health and safety has become of such superordinate importance in the forest industry. Originally published in the BC FOREST ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Mar 15»
7
Vocab Tech For Toddlers Encourages 'Anytime, Anywhere Learning'
But do they know the superordinate word called 'transportation'?" The workshop created a game called "Big Bird's Words," which is aimed at showing kids how ... «NPR, Dec 14»
8
Five ways to save Ferguson's economy
... African Americans could gain what they were denied in superordinate white-dominated political structures. The town formed a circumscribed and identifiable ... «Quartz, Nov 14»
9
Russia: a Euro-Pacific Power?
... pursuing concrete political, economic (and security) interests affecting the region, but also the superordinate objectives of international status and influence. «ISN, Sep 14»
10
We need to understand hatred better if we're serious about fighting …
... to have prejudiced views of competing groups, but that when they had a common challenge which involved a superordinate goal, these views diminished. «The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A., Sep 14»

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