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submittal

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sub⋅mit

[suhb-mit] 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 [suhb-mis-uh-bel] , 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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sub·mit   (səb-mĭt')   
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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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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 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 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 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.
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