subject

subject: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. topic, theme; matter; liege, vassal, citizen. See grammar, thought, servant, teaching. — v. t. reduce, control, restrain, tame; treat, expose. See subjection, thought. —adj. liable, conditioned (upon). See liability.

II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Under rule]

Syn. governed, ruled, controlled, directed, obedient, submissive, subaltern, servile, slavish, subservient, subjected, at one's feet, at the mercy of.

2. [Dependent]

Syn. liable to, contingent on, subject to, Dependent on, open to, accountable to, answerable to; see also subordinate .
n.
1. [Matter for discussion]

Syn. substance, matter, theme, material, topic, thesis, text, question, problem, theorem, motion, resolution, point, case, gist, matter in hand, subject for inquiry, item on the agenda, topic under consideration, field of inquiry, head, chapter, proposition, argument, thought, discussion.

2. [A title]

Syn. head, caption, legend; see name 1 , title 1 .

3. [One owing allegiance]

Syn. citizen, national, vassal; see citizen .
See Synonym Study at citizen . Syn.- subject is the general word for whatever is dealt with in discussion, study, writing, art, etc. [ math is her favorite subject , her son is a frequent subject in her paintings ] ; a theme is a subject developed or elaborated upon in a literary or artistic work, or one that constitutes the underlying motif of the work [ a novel with a social theme] ; a topic is a subject of common interest selected for individual treatment, as in an essay, or for discussion by a group of persons [ baseball is their favorite topic of conversation ] ; text is specifically applied to a Biblical passage chosen as the subject of a sermon v.
Syn. control, tame, master, subdue, reduce, subjugate, enslave, vanquish, defeat, rule, enthrall, dominate, subordinate, make subservient, suppress, constrain, Finlandize, restrain, lead captive; see also govern 1 , hinder .

Ant. liberate*, release, rescue.

III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
1. topic issue, matter, theme, material, problem, question, point, affair, thesis, lesson, course, study.

2. citizen national, subordinate, follower.

II
v.
put through, make vulnerable, expose.

III
a.
1. bound by answerable, governed, controlled, subordinate, owing, under, submissive, dependent, servile.

2. liable prone to, apt to.

ANT.: 1. ruling, dominating, controlling

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. In a position of subordination: collateral, dependent, subordinate, subservient. See OVER, PART. 2. Tending to incur: liable, open, prone, susceptible, susceptive, vulnerable. See LIKELY. 3. Determined or to be determined by someone or something else: conditional, conditioned, contingent, dependent, relative, reliant. See START. II noun 1. A person owing loyalty to and entitled to the protection of a given state: citizen, national. See GROUP, POLITICS. 2. What a speech, piece of writing, or artistic work is about: argument, matter, point, subject matter, text, theme, topic. See MEANING. 3. A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest: area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, terrain, territory, world. Slang: bag. See TERRITORY. III verb 1. To lay open, as to something undesirable or injurious: expose. Idiom: open the door to. See PROTECTION. 2. To make subservient or subordinate: enslave, enthrall, subjugate. See FREE.

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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
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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
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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 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law 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
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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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