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   submit

   /səbˈmɪt/

   verb

   • 1. accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person: "the original settlers were forced to submit to Bulgarian rule" Similar give inyieldgive wayback downcave inbowcapitulaterelentdeferagreeconsentaccedeconformacquiescecomplyacceptsurrenderlay down one's armsraise/show/wave the white flagknuckle underhumble oneselfbend the kneekowtowfallinformal:throw in the towel/spongebe governed byabide bybe regulated bycomply withobserveheedaccepttolerateendurebrookput up withstomachadhere tobe subject toagree toconsent toconform toinformal:keep in stepplay by the rulesplay it by the booktake it lying downlump itweararchaic:sufferOpposite defydefyresist
   • ▪ agree to refer a matter to a third party for decision or adjudication: "the United States refused to submit to arbitration"
   • 2. subject to a particular process, treatment, or condition: "samples submitted to low pressure while being airfreighted"
   • ▪ consent to undergo a certain treatment: "he submitted himself to a body search"
   • 3. present (a proposal, application, or other document) to a person or body for consideration or judgement: "the panel's report was submitted to a parliamentary committee" Similar put forwardpresentset forthofferproffertenderadvanceproposesuggestvolunteerlodgeintroducecome up withraiseairmootput insend inhand inenterregistertableOpposite withdraw
   • ▪ (especially in judicial contexts) suggest; argue: "he submitted that such measures were justified" Similar contendassertarguestateclaimaverpropoundpositpostulateadducemoveadvocateventurevolunteerformal:opine

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin submittere, from sub- ‘under’ + mittere ‘send, put’. submit (sense 3) ‘present for judgement’ dates from the mid 16th century.

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