Subjected

Subjected
Subject Sub*ject", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subjected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subjecting}.] 1. To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to subordinate; to subdue. [1913 Webster]

Firmness of mind that subjects every gratification of sense to the rule of right reason. --C. Middleton. [1913 Webster]

In one short view subjected to our eye, Gods, emperors, heroes, sages, beauties, lie. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

He is the most subjected, the most ?nslaved, who is so in his understanding. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

2. To expose; to make obnoxious or liable; as, credulity subjects a person to impositions. [1913 Webster]

3. To submit; to make accountable. [1913 Webster]

God is not bound to subject his ways of operation to the scrutiny of our thoughts. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

4. To make subservient. [1913 Webster]

Subjected to his service angel wings. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

5. To cause to undergo; as, to subject a substance to a white heat; to subject a person to a rigid test. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Subjected — Sub*ject ed, a. 1. Subjacent. Led them direct . . . to the subjected plain. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Reduced to subjection; brought under the dominion of another. [1913 Webster] 3. Exposed; liable; subject; obnoxious. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • subjected — index subordinate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • subjected — adj. brought under the control of another; under the rule of; subordinate, under the control of; exposed to, liable to; reduced to subjection; subjacent, located below, situated beneath sub·ject || sÊŒbʒɪkt n. topic; branch of studies, major;… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • subjected — …   Useful english dictionary

  • be subjected to — index bear (tolerate), endure (suffer), suffer (sustain loss) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • repressed — Subjected to repression. * * * re·pressed ri prest adj subjected to or marked by repression <a repressed child> <repressed anger> …   Medical dictionary

  • etiolated — Subjected to, or characterized by, etiolation …   Medical dictionary

  • done for —    subjected to a major misfortune    Killed, seriously wounded, defeated in a fight, or bankrupted:     They re both done for ... George lay spread eagled at my feet. (Fraser, 1971) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • through the mill —  Subjected to a difficult experience.  ► “Instead, they’re putting the analysts through the mill as third party witnesses. Their files no doubt contain many documents relevant to Castano’s issues, and tobacco executives who have spoken to them… …   American business jargon

  • exposed to disease — Subjected to existing conditions under which a disease may be communicated. Re Smith, 146 NY 68, 40 NE 497 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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