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submitted

[suhb-mit] Example Sentences Origin

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 followed 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.

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Submitted is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English submitten < Latin submittere to lower, reduce, yield, equivalent 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
non·sub·mis·si·ble, adjective
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pre·sub·mit, verb (used with object), -mit·ted, -mit·ting.
re·sub·mit, verb, -mit·ted, -mit·ting.
un·sub·mit·ted, adjective
un·sub·mit·ting, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. comply, bow, obey, agree, resign. See yield.


1. fight.

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Word Origin & History

submit
late 14c., "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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