subject

subject: sub·ject /'səb-ˌjekt/ n: the person upon whose life a life insurance policy is written and upon whose death the policy is payable: insured compare beneficiary b, policyholder

subject: I (conditional) adjective contingent, dependent, dependent on circumstances, depending upon, incident to, incidental, provisional, relying upon, subiectus, subordinate, uncertain associated concepts: subject to approval, subject to defeasance, subject to review II (exposed) adjective accountable, answerable, at the mercy of, chargeable, liable, open, prone, susceptible, unexempt from, vulnerable III (object) noun case, experimentee, liegeman, recipient, testee, victim associated concepts: subject of an investigation IV (topic) noun affair, argumentum, content, course, gist, issue, material, matter, motif, pith, point, point at issue, quaestio, study, text, theme, thesis associated concepts: interest in subject matter, subject of agreement, subject of bailment, subject of commerce, subject of statute, subject of tax V verb bring under domination, bring under rule, cause to undergo, conquer, control, crush, defeat, disfranchise, dominate, enslave, enthrall, expose, get the better of, govern, hold down, hold in bondage, hold in subjection, humble, keep down, make liable, make submissive, make subordinate, make subservient, master, obnoxium reddere, oppress, overcome, overmaster, overthrow, quell, repress, rule, subdue, subicere, subjugate, subordinate, suppress, tame, triumph over, vanquish, worst VI index article (commodity), article (distinct section of a writing), captive, compel, constrain (compel), content (meaning), contents, dependent, dominate, inferior (lower in position), object, passive, question (issue), require (compel), servile, subdue, subjugate, subordinate, subservient, thesis

subject: n.

(1) A topic; a person or thing that is being considered or discussed.

(2) A citizen; a resident of a state or nation, excluding the monarch or ruler.

v.
To inflict; to make someone undergo something.
adj.

(1) Depending on.

(2) Under some authority or control.

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Synonyms:

Subdue, control, bring under rule, make submissive, make subordinate, Underneath, beneath, placed under, subjacent, Dependant, subordinate, person owing allegiance / Enslave, enthrall, Subservient, subjected, subordinate, inferior, in bondage, under the lash, under one's thumb, under one's command, at one's command, at one's beck or call, at one's mercy, Topic, theme, thesis, point, matter, subject-matter, matter in hand, object-matter / Expose, make liable, Submissive, obedient, Hero, person treated of / Submit, refer, make accountable, Exposed, liable, prone, disposed, obnoxious, Subject-term, leading term, nominative / Make subservient, Corpse, dead body, carcass, body for dissection, cadaver / Cause to undergo, Substance / Recipient, object, case, patient / Experiencing mind / Mind, thinking being, conscious being, conscious subject, self, ego, me

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Subject — may refer to: *An area of interest, also called a topic meaning , thing you are talking or discussing about . It can also be termed as the area of discussion . See Lists of topics and Lists of basic topics. **An area of knowledge; **The focus of… … Wikipedia
Subject — Sub*ject , n. [From L. subjectus, through an old form of F. sujet. See {Subject}, a.] 1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: One who is under the authority… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subject — Sub*ject , a. [OE. suget, OF. souzget, sougit (in which the first part is L. subtus below, fr. sub under), subgiet, subject, F. sujet, from L. subjectus lying under, subjected, p. p. of subjicere, subicere, to throw, lay, place, or bring under;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subject-to — is a way of purchasing property when there is an existing lien (i.e., Mortgage, Deed of Trust). It is defined as: Acquiring ownership to a property from a seller without paying off the existing liens secured against the property. It is a way of… … Wikipedia
Subject — (v. lat.), 1) das Untergelegte, das zu Grunde liegende, worauf sich etwas Anderes bezieht, wovon es ausgesagt wird; daher 2) in der Logik u. Grammatik, im Gegensatze zum Prädicat, das, wovon ein Anderes gedacht u. ausgesagt wird; 3) im… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Subject — Subject, siehe Object … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Subject — Subject, lat. deutsch, die Unterlage (des Satzes), der Gegenstand, von dem etwas ausgesagt wird, im Gegensatze zum Object, die denkende Person; daher s. iv, S.ivität, die eigenthümliche Anschauungs und Darstellungsweise eines Menschen. – S.,… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
subject — subjectable, adj. subjectability, n. subjectedly, adv. subjectedness, n. subjectless, adj. subjectlike, adj. n., adj. /sub jikt/; v. /seuhb jekt /, n. 1. that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of… … Universalium
subject — I. noun Etymology: Middle English suget, subget, from Anglo French, from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus, past participle of subicere to subject,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
subject to — {adj. phr.} 1. Under the government or control of; in the power of. * /The English colonies in America were subject to the English king./ * /The principal and the teachers of a school are subject to the school board./ 2. Likely to get or have;… … Dictionary of American idioms

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