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sub·mit  (sb-mt)
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·mittal (-mtl) n.
sub·mitter n.

submit
Verb
[-mitting, -mitted]
1. to accept the will of another person or a superior force
2. to send (an application or proposal) to someone for judgment or consideration
3. to be voluntarily subjected (to medical or psychiatric treatment) [Latin submittere to place under]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.submit - refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"
give - submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
return - submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
refer - send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
relegate, submit, pass on - refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
2.submit - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
propose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
3.submit - yield to the control of another
subject - make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
4.submit - hand over formally
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
bring in - submit (a verdict) to a court
5.submit - refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
submit, subject - refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"
6.submit - yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield - consent reluctantly
7.submitsubmit - accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
test - undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"
take - experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
8.submit - make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"
apply - ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
9.submit - make over as a return; "They had to render the estate"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
10.submit - accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

submit
verb 1. surrender, yield, give in, agree, bend, bow, endure, tolerate, comply, put up with (informal) succumb, defer, stoop, cave in (informal) capitulate, accede, acquiesce, toe the line, knuckle under, resign yourself, lay down arms, hoist the white flag, throw in the sponge
Translations
submit [səbˈmɪt] vtsometer [+ proposal, claim]; presentar
visometerse;
I submit that ... → me permito sugerir que ...

submit [səbˈmɪt] vtsoumettre
vise soumettre

submit [səbˈmɪt] vt (proposal) → vorlegen;
(application etc) → einreichen
vi to submit to sth → sich einer Sache dat unterwerfen

submit [səbˈmɪt] vtsottomettere [+ proposal, claim]; presentare

submit
v submit [səbˈmit]
1 to yield to control or to a particular kind of treatment by another person etc I refuse to submit to his control; The rebels were ordered to submit. onderwerp يَسْتَسْلِم подчинявам (се) podrobit se underkaste sig unterwerfen υποτάσσομαι, παραδίνομαι someter(se) alistuma تسليم شدن alistua se soumettre לְהִיכַּנָע झुक जाना, मान लेना popustiti, podvrći se enged; meghódol menyerah gefa sig á vald sottoporsi, sottomettersi 服従させる 복종하다, 감수하다 pasiduoti padoties; pakļauties menyerah zich onderwerpen underkaste/innordne seg podporządkować, poddać się entregar-se a (se) supune подчиняться podrobiť sa ukloniti se podvrgnuti se ge vika, underkasta sig ยอม boyun eğmek 服從 підкоряти(ся) اپنے آپ کو حوالے کر دینا chịu phục tùng, qui phục
2 to offer (a plan, suggestion, proposal, entry etc) Competitors for the painting competition must submit their entries by Friday. indien يُقَدِّمُ طَلباً أو إقْتِراحاً представям předložit indlevere beantragen υποβάλλω presentar esitama لبلاغ كردن jättää soumettre לְהָגִיש विचारार्थ प्रस्तुत करना, पेश करना, सामने रखना podastrijeti, podnijeti előterjeszt menyerahkan leggja fram presentare 提出する ...을 제출하다 pateikti iesniegt (izskatīšanai) menyerahkan voorleggen legge fram, levere inn przedłożyć apresentar a pre­zenta представлять на рассмотрение predložiť predložiti predati lämna in, inkomma med เสนอ teslim etmek, sunmak 提供,提出 подавати на розгляд پیش کرنا đệ trình, đưa ra để xem xét 提供
n suˈbmission [-ʃən]
1 the act of submitting. indiening تَقْديم طلبٍ أو اقْتِراحٍ предоставяне podřízení underkastelse; indlevering die Unterwerfung υποβολή sumisión alistumine تسليم alistuminen soumission הַגָשָה आत्मसमर्पण, आत्मनिवेदन upokorenje, podnošenje meghódolás penyerahan það að gangast undir vald/vilja annarra sottomissione; presentazione 提出 항복, 굴복 pasidavimas, pateikimas padošanās; iesniegšana penyerahan onderwerping, voorlegging underkastelse, innordning; innlevering poddanie się submissão prezentare подчинение podriadenie uklonitev podrvgavanje underkastelse การยอม boyun eğme; sunma []遞交,提交 підкорення; підпорядкування تسلیم، اطاعت sự đệ trình
2 humbleness or obedience. onderwerping خُضوع، إذْعان، طاعَه покорност odevzdanost underkastelse die Ünterwürfigkeit υποταγή, υπακοή sumisión kuuletumine فرمانبرداري kuuliaisuus soumission כְּנִיעָה आज्ञाकारी pokornost, poslušnost alázatosság kepatuhan auðmÿkt, hlÿðni sottomissione 従順 순종, 온순 nuolankumas padevība; pakļāvība kepatuhan onderworpenheid ærbødighet, ydmykhet pokora, posłuszeństwo submissão supunere покорность; смирение pokora, poslušnosť pokornost pokornost undergivenhet การถ่อมตน itaat, uysallık 順從,謙遜 покора, покірність فرمانبرداری sự khuất phục
adj subˈmissive [-siv]
obedient and humble. onderdanig خاضِع، مُذْعِن، مُطيع покорен poddajný ydmyg unterwürfig υπάκουος, πειθήνιος sumiso kuulekas مطيع alistuva soumis כָּנוּע आज्ञाकारी, विनम्र, वश्य, वशवर्ती, दब्बू podložan, pokoran alázatos, engedelmes penurut hlÿðinn sottomesso 従順な 순종하는, 유순한 nuolankus padevīgs; pakļāvīgs turut onderworpen lydig, ydmyk uległy submisso supus смиренный; покорный poddajný, povoľný, pokorný pokoren pokoran undergiven ที่ถ่อนตน uysal, itaatkâr 服從的 покірний, смиренний فرمانبردار dễ phục tùng
adv subˈmissively
onderdanig بِخُضوع، بإذْعان، بِطاعَه покорно povolně ydmygt unterwürfig υπάκουα sumisamente kuulekalt با حالت تسليم nöyrästi avec soumission בְהַכנָעָה आज्ञाकारी होना podložno engedelmesen, alázatosan dengan patuh af hlÿðni/auðsveipni con sottomissione 従順に 유순하게 nuolankiai padevīgi; pakļāvīgi dengan menurut onderworpen lydig, ydmykt ulegle obedientemente cu supunere смиренно; покорно poddajne, povoľne pokorno pokorno undergivet อย่างถ่อมตน uysallıkla 順從地 покірно, смиренно فرمانبرداری سے dễ phục tùng
n subˈmissiveness
onderdanigheid خُضوع، إذْعان، طاعَه покорност poddanost ydmyghed die Unterwürfigkeit υποτακτικότητα sumisión, docilidad kuulekus سلطه پذيري kuuliaisuus soumission כְּנִיעָה विनम्रता pokornost, podložnost alázatosság, engedelmesség kepatuhan hlÿðni, auðmÿkt sottomissione 従順 유순함 nuolankumas padevīgums; pakļāvīgums ketaatan onderworpenheid lydighet, ydmykhet uległość, pokora docilidade supunere смирение; покорность poddajnosť, povoľnosť pokornost pokornost undergivenhet ความถ่อมตน uysallık 順從 покірність, смиренність فرمانبرداری tính dễ phục tùng


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A FLEA thus questioned an Ox: "What ails you, that being so huge and strong, you submit to the wrongs you receive from men and slave for them day by day, while I, being so small a creature, mercilessly feed on their flesh and drink their blood without stint?
When he had ravaged Aethiopia fourteen years, and was master of the greatest part of it, the Emperor David sent to implore succour of the King of Portugal, with a promise that when those dominions were recovered which had been taken from him, he would entirely submit himself to the Pope, and resign the third part of his territories to the Portuguese.
But I cannot forget the length of her visit to the Mainwarings, and when I reflect on the different mode of life which she led with them from that to which she must now submit, I can only suppose that the wish of establishing her reputation by following though late the path of propriety, occasioned her removal from a family where she must in reality have been particularly happy.
 
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