Submit

/səbˈmɪt/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To present or propose something for consideration or judgment.

Please submit your application by the end of the week.

To yield to the control or authority of another.

The army was forced to submit to the enemy's demands.

To accept or undergo something, typically something unpleasant.

She had to submit to a rigorous examination at the hospital.

From Latin 'submittere' meaning 'to put under, lower, or yield'.

submit oneself

To yield to someone else's authority.

submit a proposal

To formally present a suggestion for consideration.

submit to authority

To accept the power or control of someone else.

submission

The act of submitting or yielding.

submitter

A person who submits something.

submissive

Willing to yield or surrender to authority.

To give up or concede in a situation.

After arguing all night, I decided to just submit and let him choose the movie.

To hand something in, often in a casual context.

I need to submit my homework before the deadline.