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sub·mit    Audio Help   [suhb-mit] Pronunciation Key verb, -mit·ted, -mit·ting.
–verb (used with object)
1.to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
2.to subject to some kind of treatment or influence.
3.to present for the approval, consideration, or decision of another or others: to submit a plan; to submit an application.
4.to state or urge with deference; suggest or propose (usually fol. by a clause): I submit that full proof should be required.
–verb (used without object)
5.to yield oneself to the power or authority of another: to submit to a conqueror.
6.to allow oneself to be subjected to some kind of treatment: to submit to chemotherapy.
7.to defer to another's judgment, opinion, decision, etc.: I submit to your superior judgment.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME submitten < L submittere to lower, reduce, yield, equiv. to sub- sub- + mittere to send]

sub·mit·ta·ble, sub·mis·si·ble    Audio Help   [suhb-mis-uh-bel] Pronunciation Key, adjective
sub·mit·tal, noun
sub·mit·ter, noun
sub·mit·ting·ly, adverb

1. comply, bow, obey, agree, resign. See yield.
1. fight.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
sub·mit    Audio Help   (səb-mĭt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   sub·mit·ted, sub·mit·ting, sub·mits

v.   tr.
  1. To yield or surrender (oneself) to the will or authority of another.
  2. To subject to a condition or process.
  3. To commit (something) to the consideration or judgment of another. See Synonyms at propose.
  4. To offer as a proposition or contention: I submit that the terms are entirely unreasonable.

v.   intr.
  1. To give in to the authority, power, or desires of another. See Synonyms at yield.
  2. To allow oneself to be subjected to something.


[Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere, to set under : sub-, sub- + mittere, to cause to go.]

sub·mit'tal (-mĭt'l) n., sub·mit'ter n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
submit 
c.1374, "to place (oneself) under the control of another," from L. submittere "to yield, lower, let down, put under, reduce," from sub "under" + mittere "let go, send." Sense of "refer to another for consideration" first recorded 1560.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
submit

verb
1. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court" 
2. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" 
3. yield to the control of another 
4. hand over formally [syn: present
5. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn: relegate
6. yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" 
7. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: take
8. make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF" [syn: put in
9. make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn: render
10. accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: resign

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
submit1 [səbˈmit] verbpast tense, past participle subˈmitted
to yield to control or to a particular kind of treatment by another person etc
Example: I refuse to submit to his control; The rebels were ordered to submit.
Arabic: يَسْتَسْلِم
Chinese (Simplified): 服从
Chinese (Traditional): 服從
Czech: podrobit se
Danish: underkaste sig
Dutch: zich onderwerpen
Estonian: alistuma
Finnish: alistua
French: se soumettre
German: unterwerfen
Greek: υποτάσσομαι, παραδίνομαι
Hungarian: enged; meghódol
Icelandic: gefa sig á vald
Indonesian: menyerah
Italian: sottoporsi, sottomettersi
Japanese: 服従させる
Korean: 복종하다, 감수하다
Latvian: padoties; pakļauties
Lithuanian: pasiduoti
Norwegian: underkaste, *innordne seg
Polish: podporządkować, poddać się
Portuguese (Brazil): submeter-se, entregar-se
Portuguese (Portugal): entregar-se
Romanian: a (se) supune
Russian: подчиняться
Slovak: podrobiť sa
Slovenian: ukloniti se
Spanish: someter(se)
Swedish: ge vika, underkasta sig
Turkish: boyun eğmek
submit2 [səbˈmit] verb
to offer (a plan, suggestion, proposal, entry etc)
Example: Competitors for the painting competition must submit their entries by Friday.
Arabic: يُقَدِّمُ طَلباً أو إقْتِراحاً
Chinese (Simplified): 提供,提出
Chinese (Traditional): 提供,提出
Czech: předložit
Danish: indlevere
Dutch: voorleggen
Estonian: esitama
Finnish: jättää
French: soumettre
German: beantragen
Greek: υποβάλλω
Hungarian: előterjeszt
Icelandic: leggja fram
Indonesian: menyerahkan
Italian: presentare
Japanese: 提出する
Korean: …을 제출하다
Latvian: iesniegt (izskatīšanai)
Lithuanian: pateikti
Norwegian: legge fram, levere inn
Polish: przedłożyć
Portuguese (Brazil): apresentar
Portuguese (Portugal): apresentar
Romanian: a pre­zenta
Russian: представлять на рассмотрение
Slovak: predložiť
Slovenian: predložiti
Spanish: presentar
Swedish: lämna in, inkomma med
Turkish: teslim etmek, sunmak
See also: submissive, submission

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: sub·mit
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: sub·mit·ted; sub·mit·ting
transitive verb 1 : to yield or subject to control or authority <to submit himself to the jurisdiction of the tribal court —Sheppard v. Sheppard, 655 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 895 (1982)>
2 a : to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision; specifically : to commit to a trier of fact or law for decision after the close of trial or argument <the trial court could properly submit both counts to the jury —Rorie Sherman> b : to deliver formally
3 : to put forward as an opinion or contention intransitive verb 1 : to yield oneself <parties to a contract may agree in advance to submit to the jurisdiction of a given court —National Equipment Rental, Limited v. Szukhent, 375 U.S. 311 (1964)>
2 : to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion of another

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Submit

Sub*miss"\, a. [L. submissus, p. p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit.]

1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] "Soft Silence and submiss Obedience." --Spenser. "Stooping and submiss." --R. L. Stevenson.

2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.]
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Submit

Sub*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Submitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Submitting.] [L. submittere; sub under + mittere to send: cf. F. soumettre. See Missile.]

1. To let down; to lower. [Obs.]

Sometimes the hill submits itself a while. --Dryden.

2. To put or place under.

The bristled throat Of the submitted sacrifice with ruthless steel he cut. --Chapman.

3. To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; -- often with the reflexive pronoun.

Ye ben submitted through your free assent. --Chaucer.

The angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. --Gen. xvi. 9.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands. --Eph. v. 22.

4. To leave or commit to the discretion or judgment of another or others; to refer; as, to submit a controversy to arbitrators; to submit a question to the court; -- often followed by a dependent proposition as the object.

Whether the condition of the clergy be able to bear a heavy burden, is submitted to the house. --Swift.

We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never heard of the differential calculus. --Macaulay.
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Submit

Sub*mit"\, v. i. 1. To yield one's person to the power of another; to give up resistance; to surrender.

The revolted provinces presently submitted. --C. Middleton.

2. To yield one's opinion to the opinion of authority of another; to be subject; to acquiesce.

To thy husband's will Thine shall submit. --Milton.

3. To be submissive or resigned; to yield without murmuring.

Our religion requires from us . . . to submit to pain, disgrace, and even death. --Rogers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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