superordinate

English

Adjective

superordinate (comparative more superordinate, superlative most superordinate)

1. Greater in degree, rank or position.
2. (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. (linguistics, of a word or phrase) hypernymic

Synonyms

• supraordinate (greater in degree, rank or position):

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “lower in rank or position”): subordinate
• (antonym(s) of “hypernymic”): hyponymic

Translations

greater in degree, rank or position

• Czech: nadřazený
• Finnish: ylempi (fi), ylemmän tason
• French: superordonné (fr) m
• German: übergeordnet (de)
• Hungarian: felettes (hu), feljebbvaló (hu), feljebb álló, fölötte álló, magasabb rangú, fölérendelt (hu)
• Irish: osordaithe
• Korean: 상위의 (sang'wiui), 상의의 (ko) (sang'uiui) linguistics
• Polish: nadrzędny (pl)
• Spanish: superordinado
• Swedish: överordnad (sv)

Noun

superordinate (plural superordinates)

1. That which is superordinate.
2. (linguistics) A hypernym.

Synonyms

• hypernym

Translations

that which is superordinate

• Czech: nadřízený (cs) m
• Hungarian: felettes (hu), feljebbvaló (hu)
• Korean: (1.) 상위 (sang'wi); (2.) 상의어 (ko) (sang'uieo), 상위어 (ko) (sang'wieo)
• Spanish: superordinado m

Verb

superordinate (third-person singular simple present superordinates, present participle superordinating, simple past and past participle superordinated)

1. (transitive) To cause to be superordinate.

Latin

Verb

superōrdināte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of superōrdinō