Meaning & use
subjecting
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forcing someone or something to undergo a particular, especially unpleasant, experience
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The coach kept subjecting the team to grueling early-morning drills.
Colonizers were accused of subjecting native populations to forced labor.
A note on using this word
Present participle of 'subject,' which can mean both 'to expose to' and, historically, 'to bring under rule.'
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liberatingexempting
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