resubordinate
resubordinate verb: to subordinate again; to make once again subordinate.
Verb
resubordinate (third-person singular simple present resubordinates, present participle resubordinating, simple past and past participle resubordinated)
- To subordinate again; to make once again subordinate.
- Although representations of abject white masculinity in Jackass are potentially valid critiques of working-class subjugation, they may also resubordinate the historically marginalized through erasure. In other words, the victimized white male is depicted in a way that subsumes the variegated...2007, Sean Brayton, “MTV's Jackass: Transgression, Abjection and the Economy of White Masculinity”, in Journal of Gender Studies, volume 16, page 60
Forms of resubordinate
| third-person singular present | resubordinates |
|---|---|
| present participle | resubordinating |
| past participle | resubordinated |
| past | resubordinated |
Origin of resubordinate
From re- + subordinate.
Questions about resubordinate
- What does resubordinate mean?
- Resubordinate means to subordinate again; to make once again subordinate.
- What part of speech is resubordinate?
- Resubordinate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of resubordinate?
- The past tense of resubordinate is resubordinated.
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