SUBJECT
verb
Definitions
- 1. To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to subordinate; to subdue. Firmness of mind that subjects every gratification of sense to the rule of right reason. C. Middleton. In one short view subjected to our eye, Gods, emperors, heroes, sages, beauties, lie. Pope. He is the most subjected, the most Locke.
- 2. To expose; to make obnoxious or liable; as, credulity subjects a person to impositions.
- 3. To submit; to make accountable. God is not bound to subject his ways of operation to the scrutiny of our thoughts. Locke.
- 4. To make subservient. Subjected to his service angel wings. Milton.
- 5. To cause to undergo; as, to subject a substance to a white heat; to subject a person to a rigid test.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
SUBJECT
(adjective)
1. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Placed under the power of another; specifically (International ...
SUBJECT
(noun)
1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else.
2. Specifically: One who is under the authority of a ...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
