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submit

[ suhb-mit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, sub·mit·ted, sub·mit·ting.

to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
Synonyms: resign, agree, obey, bow, comply
Antonyms: fight
to subject to some kind of treatment or influence.
to present for the approval, consideration, or decision of another or others:
to submit a plan;
to submit an application.
to state or urge with deference; suggest or propose (usually followed by a clause):
I submit that full proof should be required.

verb (used without object)

, sub·mit·ted, sub·mit·ting.

to yield oneself to the power or authority of another:
to submit to a conqueror.
to allow oneself to be subjected to some kind of treatment:
to submit to chemotherapy.
to defer to another's judgment, opinion, decision, etc.:
I submit to your superior judgment.

submit

/ səbˈmɪt /

verb

often foll by to to yield (oneself), as to the will of another person, a superior force, etc
foll by to to subject or be voluntarily subjected (to analysis, treatment, etc)
troften foll byto to refer (something to someone) for judgment or consideration
to submit a claim
tr; may take a clause as object to state, contend, or propose deferentially
introften foll byto to defer or accede (to the decision, opinion, etc, of another)

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Derived Forms

subˈmittable, adjective
subˈmitter, noun
subˈmittal, noun

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Other Words From

sub·mit·ta·ble sub·mis·si·ble [s, uh, b-, mis, -, uh, -bel], adjective
sub·mit·tal noun
sub·mit·ter noun
sub·mit·ting·ly adverb
non·sub·mis·si·ble adjective
pre·sub·mit verb (used with object) presubmitted presubmitting
re·sub·mit verb resubmitted resubmitting
un·sub·mit·ting adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of submit¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere “to lower, reduce, yield,” equivalent to sub- “under, below, beneath” + mittere “to send”; sub-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of submit¹

C14: from Latin submittere to place under, from sub- + mittere to send

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Synonym Study

See yield.

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Example Sentences

A 64-year-old animal trainer, he makes the six-hour round-trip every two weeks to submit to her and explore his sexuality.

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By giving an artistic veto to a madman, we submit to the mindset of a slave.

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Allah seems unlikely to enter into a “personal” relationship with Muslims, who readily submit to the divine will.

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In early October, Health Republic allowed me to submit a “grievance claim” which I filed, along with a pile of backup documents.

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That is not to say the students who submit to the elitism and racism promoted by the USC Greek system are wholly sympathetic.

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To this, it is greatly to be feared, the fiery Southerns will not submit without an armed struggle.

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Very instructive here is the way in which children will voluntarily come and submit themselves to our discipline.

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And submit your neck to the yoke, and let your soul receive discipline: for she is near at hand to be found.

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Mr. Balfour, being an abstemious man, would not submit to the latter alternative, but consented to tell a story.

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We leave Pernambuco, with a firm persuasion that this part of Brazil at least will never again tamely submit to Portugal.

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