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resubject

/ˌɹiːsəbˈd͡ʒɛkt/

resubject verb: to subject again.

Verb

resubject (third-person singular simple present resubjects, present participle resubjecting, simple past and past participle resubjected)

  1. (transitive) To subject again.
    • Is it, that Congress shall resubject to their control those thousands of deeply wronged men?1838, American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4
    • All this time France was substantially as tranquil as England herself, and decidedly more prosperous, though annoyed and impeded by the incessant plottings of traitors in her councils and other exalted stations to resubject her to kingly sway.1851, Horace Greeley, Glances at Europe

Forms of resubject

third-person singular presentresubjects
present participleresubjecting
past participleresubjected
pastresubjected

Origin of resubject

From re- + subject.

Questions about resubject

What does resubject mean?
Resubject means to subject again.
What part of speech is resubject?
Resubject is a verb.
How do you pronounce resubject?
Resubject is pronounced /ˌɹiːsəbˈd͡ʒɛkt/.
What is the past tense of resubject?
The past tense of resubject is resubjected.

Words near resubject in the dictionary

  1. resubbing
  2. resubdue
  3. resubdued
  4. resubdues
  5. resubduing
  6. resubject
  7. resubjected
  8. resubjectify
  9. resubjecting
  10. resubjection
  11. resubjects

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