unterzieht

Unterzieht is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb unterziehen. The verb has two primary uses: transitively, meaning to subject someone or something to a process, test or burden; and intransitively or reflexively, meaning to undergo such a process oneself.

Common constructions include the transitive pattern someone or something being subjected to something, as in der Arzt unterzieht den Patienten einer Untersuchung (the doctor subjects the patient to an examination). In the passive voice, one often finds: Der Verdächtige wurde einer Untersuchung unterzogen. The reflexive form, sich etwas unterziehen, is used for the subject undergoing the procedure, for example er unterzieht sich einer ärztlichen Untersuchung (he undergoes a medical examination).

Etymologically, unterziehen derives from unter- (under, beneath) and ziehen (to pull, to draw), with a figurative extension to imply placing someone or something under a certain procedure or test.

Grammatical note: the present tense forms include ich unterziehe, du unterziehst, er unterzieht, wir unterziehen, ihr unterzieht, sie unterziehen. The simple past is unterzog (ich unterzog), and the past participle is unterzogen, used with the auxiliary hat or in passive constructions (wird unterzogen). The term is common in formal, legal, medical, and technical language, and it often appears in contexts that describe examinations, tests, controls, or other mandatory procedures.