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to subject

to subject

143 6.3
To cause someone to experience something unpleasant
  • verb
  • /səbˈdʒɛkt/
translation icon : someter a
  • - I will no subject your family to that risk.
  • subjected to analysis
  • subjected to scrutiny
  • subjected to statistical analysis

Scraping these heads, they were subjected to forced sterilization.

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Examples

  • "Any failure to do so will subject them to immediate termination."

    I Can't Breathe (God Forgive Them) (2022)

  • It is your right to say, I will not subject myself to this.

    Dr. Phil

  • Yeah, they, they did not subject Trump to that same treatment.

  • And thanks for letting me subject you to my crazy thoughts.

  • I mean, what what motivated you to subject yourself to that kind of scrutiny?

  • You shouldn't have to be subjected to that.

    Waiting... (2005)

  • Throughout the productive life of dairy cattle, each individual is subjected to several selection decisions.

    Academic text (2015)

  • All laboratories at study sites were subjected to quality control through the WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory Network.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The data were entered on an Excel spreadsheet program and subjected to SPSS analysis.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The manager decided to subject the team to rigorous training to improve their skills.

Synonyms

to inflict
vsto subject
245 6.2

Make someone feel pain or suffer harm

causes exposure or experience, not only by direct action

Antonyms

to protect
∞ 1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

to liberate
104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

Phrasal Verbs

to broach the subject
6 6.7

To start talking about a topic that may be difficult or sensitive

Compounds

subject matter
72 3.8

The main topic a talk, book, or picture is about

favorite subject
  • US
16 1.0

The school subject you like most

subject area
6 3.0

A part of learning or teaching about one topic

short subject
  • US
2 6.5

A short film shown before the main movie in a cinema

subject field
1 3.6

An area of study at a school or university

liege subject
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who owes loyalty and service to a lord in medieval times

logical subject
  • Specialized
8.2

A person or thing that does the action a sentence talks about

grammatical subject
  • Specialized
4.1

A part of a sentence that shows what it is about and may do the action or be described

subject case
  • Specialized
7.0

The form a noun or pronoun takes when it is the subject of a verb

How Harmful

to torture
  • Offensive
582 5.7
to abuse
  • NSFW
344 3.7
to inflict
245 6.2
to subject
143 6.3
to expose
479 3.2

Surface Forms

subject infinitive
subjected past
subjected past participle
subjecting present participle
subjects third person singular

Etymology

The verb subject meaning 'to cause someone to experience' comes from sub- ('under') and -ject ('throw'), so it gives the image of putting someone 'under' a condition or action. That's why to subject someone to something is to make them go through it, often something bad or unpleasant.