Subject (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make subservient; force to submit or subdue.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The dictator's regime sought to subject the population to strict control through propaganda and surveillance.
- The new manager's ruthless tactics were intended to subject the employees to her will.
- Historically, colonizers endeavored to subject indigenous peoples to their rule and exploit their resources.
- The social norms and expectations of the time sought to subject women to traditional roles and limit their opportunities.
- Natural disasters can subject an ecosystem to extreme stress, leading to long-term changes in its composition.
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Meaning 2
Make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- She feared she would subject her family to undue criticism by sharing her story with the press.
- He refused to subject his loved ones to financial stress by overspending on lavish gifts.
- The company apologized for any inconvenience and did not want to subject its customers to further delays.
- Many worry that by raising taxes, they would subject low-income families to unmanageable financial burdens.
- The whistleblower did not want to subject his colleagues to retaliation by naming them in the report.
Meaning 3
Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The researcher subjected the participants to a rigorous series of tests to collect data for her project.
- The new employee was subjected to a series of interviews before being hired for the position.
- Travelers going through customs were subjected to searches and questioning by the border patrol officers.
- The company subjected its employees to long working hours without adequate compensation.
- Victims of the natural disaster were subjected to extreme temperatures and harsh living conditions.