■ noun 'sʌbdʒɪkt , -dʒɛkt
1》 a person or thing that is being discussed or dealt with or that gives rise to something.
↘ Logic the part of a proposition about which a statement is made.
↘a person who is the focus of scientific or medical attention or experiment.
2》 a branch of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university.
3》 Grammar a noun or noun phrase about which the rest of the clause is predicated.
4》 a member of a state owing allegiance to its monarch or supreme ruler.
5》 Music a theme of a fugue or of a piece in sonata form; a leading phrase or motif.
6》 Philosophy a thinking or feeling entity; the conscious mind or ego.
↘the central substance or core of a thing as opposed to its attributes.
■ adjective 'sʌbdʒɛkt ( ~ to )
1》 likely or prone to be affected by (something bad).
2》 dependent or conditional upon.
3》 under the control or authority of.
■ adverb 'sʌbdʒɛkt ( ~ to ) conditionally upon.
■ verb səb'dʒɛkt (usu. ~ someone/thing to )
1》 cause or force to undergo.
2》 bring under one's control or jurisdiction, typically by force.
Derivatives
~ion noun
~less adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. suget , from L. ~- , subicere 'bring under'.