subiciunt

Subiciunt is the third-person plural present indicative active form of the Latin verb subicio, subicere, subieci, subiectum. The verb means to throw under, to place beneath in a physical sense, and in a figurative sense to subject, submit, or expose to some power, rule, test, or condition. The related passive form is subiciuntur, and the supine or participial forms include subiectum and the participle subiectus.

Etymology and morphology: subicio is a prefixal combination of sub- “under” and a root meaning to throw or bring. It belongs to the -io verbs of Latin, with present active forms such as subicio, subicis, subicit, subicimus, subicitis, subiciunt. Its core meaning expands from a literal act of throwing beneath to the legal, political, or moral act of placing someone or something under authority, judgment, or exposure. The perfect tense is formed with the stem subieci, and the passive is subiciuntur in the present.

Usage and senses: subicio is used in classical Latin to express subjecting someone or something to another’s control, jurisdiction, or influence, or to expose something to a particular condition or test. It commonly appears in military, legal, political, and rhetorical contexts, where an entity is placed under the power, authority, or rule of another. The construction typically involves a direct object representing what is being subjected and, often, an expression indicating the authority, condition, or process to which it is subjected.

See also: subicere, subjicere, and related nouns such as subiectus and subiectum, which relate to the idea of being subjected or placed under.