How to Say "to subordinate" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to subordinate” is “posponer” — C1 level.
English → SpanishC1
verbC1formal
valuing something less than another thing
Examples
Nunca debes posponer tus principios a tus intereses personales.
You should never subordinate your principles to your personal interests.
Using 'a' for comparison
When you value one thing less than another, use 'a' to show the thing that is more important: 'Posponer X a Y' (To put X after Y).
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