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submit
- 1) verb, to yield (oneself), as to the will of another person, a superior force, etc
- 2) verb, to subject or be voluntarily subjected (to analysis, treatment, etc)
- 3) verb, to refer (something to someone) for judgment or consideration
- 4) verb, to state, contend, or propose deferentially
- 5) verb, to defer or accede (to the decision, opinion, etc, of another)
Etymology
C14: from Latin submittere to place under, from sub- + mittere to send
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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argue, surrender, yield, give in, agree, bend, bow, endure, tolerate, comply, succumb, defer, stoop, cave in (informal), capitulate, accede, acquiesce, knuckle under, present, hand in, tender, put forward, table, commit, refer, proffer, suggest, claim, propose, state, put, move, advance, volunteer, assert, contend, propound