⬇️ To become lower again ⬇️ To make lower again

to resubordinate

9.1

To go back to a lower position and report to someone else

verb
/ˌriːsəˈbɔːrdɪneɪt/

: reincorporar

The branch office will resubordinate under the main headquarters after years of independence.

Examples

The manager decided to resubordinate the team after the project failed.
After the reorganization, the team had to resubordinate to the new department head.
When the project failed, the group was forced to resubordinate within the larger organization.
After the merger, many employees felt they had to resubordinate themselves.
After the promotion was canceled, the team felt they had to resubordinate themselves to the new management's directives.
Following the merger, many employees had to resubordinate their roles, reporting to different supervisors.
Once the project was scaled back, our responsibilities shifted, requiring us to resubordinate ourselves within the department.

Synonyms

to relegate

vsto resubordinate

36 6.8

Move someone to a lower job or position as punishment

becomes lower in status again rather than being moved by someone

Surface Forms

resubordinate infinitive

resubordinated past

resubordinated past participle

resubordinating present participle

resubordinates third person singular

Morphology

resubordinate = subordinate (semi-transparent) = re + subordinate

The prefix 're-' clearly contributes 'again', but the intransitive sense 'become subordinate again' is less directly predictable than a straightforward causative reading.

Etymology

Resubordinate has the prefix re- 'again' and the part subordinate, which comes from sub- 'under' as in submarine. So to resubordinate is to go 'under' someone again, to become lower in rank or dependent once more.