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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
Spanish submit [səbˈmɪt] vtsometer [+ proposal, claim]; presentar
visometerse;
I submit that ... → me permito sugerir que ...

French submit [səbˈmɪt] vtsoumettre
vise soumettre

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

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

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