resubjectv.
/ˌriːsəbˈdʒɛkt/, U.S. /ˌrisəbˈdʒɛk(t)/ transitive. To subjugate, subdue, or subject again.
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society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > again
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1771 C. Macaulay Hist. Eng. V. xi. 379 Cromwell..resubjected the nation to the yoke of an individual.
1822 W. Wordsworth Eccl. Sketches iii. xi. 91 For re-subjecting to divine command The stubborn spirit of rebellious Man.
1883 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 486 The last attempt to resubject Switzerland to the dominion of the Empire had failed.
1932 Amer. Econ. Rev. 22 113 It seeks to pursue a more scientific method, aided by statistics, in continuously resubjecting its tentative generalizations to factual verification.
1976 Times 25 Mar. 16/6 No members of Parliament should be automatically readopted, but in each case should only be resubjected to the full selection procedure in each Parliament.
2004 Perspectives on Politics 2 805/2 An experiential flow is subjected to analysis and then resubjected to analysis taking additional material..into account.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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