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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 — n 1 *citizen, national Antonyms: sovereign 2 Subject, matter, subject matter, argument, topic, text, theme, motive, motif, leitmotiv can mean the basic idea or the principal object of thought or attention in a discourse or artistic composition.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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′jikt, sub′jekt΄; ] for v. [ səb jekt′] adj. [ME suget < OFr < L subjectus, pp. of subjicere, to place under, put under, subject < sub , under + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. under the authority or control of, or owing allegiance to … English World dictionary
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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 to — 1》 likely or prone to be affected by (something bad). → subject subject to conditionally upon. → subject … English new terms dictionary
subject — [adj] at the mercy of; answerable accountable, apt, at one’s feet*, bound by, captive, collateral, conditional, contingent, controlled, dependent, directed, disposed, enslaved, exposed, governed, in danger of, inferior, liable, likely, obedient,… … New thesaurus
subject — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that is being discussed, studied, or dealt with. 2) a branch of knowledge studied or taught. 3) Grammar the word or words in a sentence that name who or what performs the action of the verb. 4) a member of a state… … English terms dictionary

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