SUBJECTED Definition & Meaning

subjected

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adjective

under the control or rule of another person, government, country, etc.:
On becoming King of all Ireland, Brian was given the name Boru, or “Brian of the Tribes,” and he collected tributes from all the subjected clans.
exposed to or undergoing something by necessity:
I choose to sing only when I'm alone, because I am generally so off-key that any subjected listeners will ask me to immediately cease and desist.
involved in or undergoing a medical, surgical, or psychological treatment or experiment: .
The subjected children were 383 boys and 378 girls, all between five and seven years of age.
After receiving the gene editing treatment, the subjected mice were less likely to seek out cocaine

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of subject.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of subjected¹

First recorded in 1400–50; subject ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; subject ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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A report filed by a lawyer who later visited Mr Mushtaha noted he had been "subjected to severe beatings, humiliation, degradation and stripping during his arrest until he was transferred to prison".

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And yet, he willingly subjected himself to 25 minutes of pain and torture.

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The sketch served as a showcase for Johnson's discursive and oddly inflected take on Trump, ranging from bits about Cheesecake Factory to the uninhabited islands that the Trump admin subjected to a 10% import tariff.

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Medical evidence suggested Callum had likely been subjected to some form of mechanical asphyxiation.

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In less than a week, these tariffs will jump to 54%, apart from on products like cars, steel and aluminium, which will be subjected to lower tariffs.

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