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• past tense form of subject.
• past participle of subject.

subjected

American  

[suhb-jek-tid] / səbˈdʒɛk tɪd /

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of subject.

Other Word Forms

• subjectedness
  noun
• nonsubjected
  adjective
• unsubjected
  adjective
• subjectedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of subjected

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

Example Sentences

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subjected

The IRS could also maintain a database of individuals convicted or subjected to sanctions for their activity in the nonprofit sector and have nonprofits affirm that they don’t employ anyone on the list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Trauma is embodied and sometimes finding words to explain what we have been subjected to, and what we carry, is difficult," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Many people feel like they’ve been subjected to a bait-and-switch in supplemental benefits,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

In both environments, diamond is subjected to immense pressure.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The soil of a large proportion of the land planted to tobacco has been subjected to “cumulative and well-nigh permanent poisoning,” according to Dr. Satterlee.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson