SUBJECTING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Subject

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘(person) owing obedience’): from Old French suget, from Latin subjectus ‘brought under’, past participle of subicere, from sub- ‘under’ + jacere ‘throw’. Senses relating to philosophy, logic, and grammar are derived ultimately from Aristotle's use of to hupokeimenon meaning ‘material from which things are made’ and ‘subject of attributes and predicates’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: səbˈdʒɛkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

cause or force someone or something to undergo (a particular experience or form of treatment, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)

Short Definition:

cause or force person or thing to undergo

Examples:
  • he'd subjected her to a terrifying ordeal
Definition:

bring (a person or country) under one's control or jurisdiction, typically by using force

Short Definition:

bring person or country under one's control or jurisdiction

Examples:
  • the city had been subjected to Macedonian rule

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