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.
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.
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
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.]
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.
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.