Submit

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: sub=mit

CIDE DICTIONARY

Submit, v. t. [L. submittere; sub under + mittere to send: cf. F. soumettre. See Missile.].

•  To let down; to lower.  [1913 Webster]

  "Sometimes the hill submits itself a while."  [1913 Webster]
•  To put or place under.  [1913 Webster]

  "The bristled throat
  Of the submitted sacrifice with ruthless steel he cut."  [1913 Webster]
•  To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; -- often with the reflexive pronoun.  [1913 Webster]

  "Ye ben submitted through your free assent."  [1913 Webster]

  "The angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands."  [1913 Webster]

  "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands."  [1913 Webster]
•  To leave or commit to the discretion or judgment of another or others; to refer; as, to submit a controversy to arbitrators; to submit a question to the court; -- often followed by a dependent proposition as the object.  [1913 Webster]

  "Whether the condition of the clergy be able to bear a heavy burden, is submitted to the house."  [1913 Webster]

  "We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never heard of the differential calculus."  [1913 Webster]

Submit, v. i. 

•  To yield one's person to the power of another; to give up resistance; to surrender.  [1913 Webster]

  "The revolted provinces presently submitted."  [1913 Webster]
•  To yield one's opinion to the opinion of authority of another; to be subject; to acquiesce.  [1913 Webster]

  "To thy husband's will
  Thine shall submit."  [1913 Webster]
•  To be submissive or resigned; to yield without murmuring.  [1913 Webster]

  "Our religion requires from us . . . to submit to pain, disgrace, and even death."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Submit, v. (submitted, submitting)
1 (usu. foll. by to) a intr. cease resistance; give way; yield (had to submit to defeat; will never submit). b refl. surrender (oneself) to the control of another etc.
2 tr. present for consideration or decision.
3 tr. (usu. foll. by to) subject (a person or thing) to an operation, process, treatment, etc. (submitted it to the flames).
4 tr. esp. Law urge or represent esp. deferentially (that, I submit, is a misrepresentation).

Derivative

submitter n.

Etymology

ME f. L submittere (as SUB-, mittere miss- send)

THESAURUS

Submit

accede, accede to, accept, acquiesce, advance, advise, advocate, affirm, agree to, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assent, assert, assever, asseverate, attend to orders, aver, avouch, avow, be agreeable, be persuaded, bend, bend to, bow to, brief, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, coach, come around, come over, come round, come to, commend to attention, comply, comply with, condone, confer, conform, consent, consent to, consult with, contend, counsel, countenance, declare, defer to, designate, direct, enter, enunciate, express, extend, face the music, fall in with, follow the book, give, give way, go along with, grin and abide, guide, harken to, have, heed, hold, hold forth, hold out, insist, instruct, introduce, issue a manifesto, keep, kibitz, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, knuckle under to, launch, lay, lay before, lay down, let go by, let pass, listen to, live with it, maintain, make a motion, manifesto, mark, meddle, mind, moot, move, name, name for office, nominate, not resist, obey, obey the rules, observe, offer, offer a resolution, open up, overlook, park, place, pose, posit, post, postulate, predicate, prefer, prescribe, present, proclaim, profess, proffer, pronounce, propose, proposition, propound, protest, put, put forth, put forward, put it, put it to, put up, put up with, recommend, relax, relent, resign, respect, rise above, run, run for office, say, seat, set, set before, set down, set forth, shrug, shrug it off, speak, speak out, speak up, stand for, stand on, start, state, station, stay in line, stick, submit to, succumb, succumb to, suggest, swallow it, swallow the pill, take, take it, take orders, tender, toe the line, truckle to, unbend, yield, yield to

ROGET THESAURUS

Submit

Submission

VB succumb, submit, yeild, bend, resign, defer to, lay down one's arms, deliver up one's arms, lower colors, haul down colors, strike one's flag, strike colors, surrender, surrender at discretion, cede, capitulate, come to terms, retreat, beat a retreat, draw in one's horns, give way, give round, give in, give up, cave in, suffer judgment by default, bend, bend to one's yoke, bend before the storm, reel back, bend down, knuckle down, knuckle to, knuckle under, knock under, eat dirt, eat the leek, eat humble pie, bite the dust, lick the dust, be at one's feet, fall at one's feet, craven, crouch before, throw oneself at the feet of, swallow the leek, swallow the pill, kiss the rod, turn the other cheek, avaler les couleuvres, gulp down, obey, kneel to, bow to, pay homage to, cringe to, truckle to, bend the neck, bend the knee, kneel, fall on one's knees, bow submission, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow, pocket the affront, make the best of, make a virtue of necessity, grin and abide, grin and bear it, shrug the shoulders, resign oneself, submit with a good grace.

Obedience

VB be obedient, obey, bear obedience to, submit, comply, answer the helm, come at one's call, do one's bidding, do what one is told, do suit and service, attend to orders, serve faithfully, follow the lead of, follow to the world's end, serve, play second fiddle.

Subjection

VB be subject, be at the mercy of, lie at the mercy of, depend upon, lean upon, hang upon, fall a prey to, fall under, play second fiddle, be a mere machine, be a puppet, be a football, not dare to say one's soul is his own, drag a chain, serve, obey, submit, break in, tame, subject, subjugate, master, tread down, tread under foot, weigh down, drag at one's chariot wheels, reduce to subjection, reduce to slavery, enthrall, inthrall, bethrall, enslave, lead captive, take into custody, rule, drive into a corner, hold at the sword's point, keep under, hold in bondage, hold in leading strings, hold in swaddling clothes.

Inexcitability

VB be composed, laisser faire, laisser aller, take things easily, take things as they come, take it easy, rub on, live and let live, take easily, take cooly, take in good part, aequam servare mentem, bear the brunt, bear well, go through, support, endure, brave, disregard, tolerate, suffer, stand, bide, abide, aby, bear with, put up with, take up with, abide with, acquiesce, submit, submit with a good grace, resign oneself to, reconcile oneself to, brook, digest, eat, swallow, pocket, stomach, make light of, make the best of, make 'a virtue of necessity', put a good face on, keep one's countenance, check, check oneself, compose, appease (moderate), propitiate, repress, render insensible, overcome one's excitability, allay one's excitability, repress one's excitability, master one's feelings, make oneself easy, make one's mind easy, set one's mind at ease, set one's mind at rest, calm down, cool down, gentle, thaw, grow cool, be borne, be endured, go down.

Hopelessness

VB despair, lose all hope, give up all hope, abandon all hope, relinquish all hope, lose the hope of, give up the hope of, abandon the hope of, relinquish the hope of, give up, give over, yield to despair, falter, despond, jeter le manche apres la cognee, inspire despair, drive to despair, disconcert, dash one's hopes, crush one's hopes, destroy one's hopes, hope against hope, abandon, resign, surrender, submit.

Humility

VB be humble, deign, vouchsafe, condescend, humble oneself, demean oneself, stoop, stoop to conquer, carry coals, submit, submit with a good grace, yield the palm, lower one's tone, lower one's note, sing small, draw in one's horns, sober down, hide one's face, hide one's diminished head, not dare to show one's face, take shame to oneself, not have a word to say for oneself, feel shame, be conscious of shame, feel disgrace, be conscious of disgrace, drink the cup of humiliation to the dregs, blush for, blush up to the eves, redden, change color, color up, hang one's head, look foolish, feel small, render humble, humble, humiliate, let down, set down, take down, tread down, frown down, snub, abash, abase, make one sing small, strike dumb, teach one his distance, put down, take down a peg, take down a peg lower, throw into the shade, cast into the shade, stare out of countenance, put out of countenance, put to the blush, confuse, ashame, mortify, disgrace, crush, send away with a flea in one's ear, get a setdown.

Supposition

VB suppose, conjecture, surmise, suspect, guess, divine, theorize, presume, presurmise, presuppose, assume, fancy, wis, take it, give a guess, speculate, believe, dare say, take it into one's head, take for granted, imagine, put forth, propound, propose, start, put a case, submit, move, make a motion, hazard out, throw out a suggestion, put forward a suggestion, put forward conjecture, allude to, suggest, hint, put it into one's head, suggest itself, run in the head, marvel if, wonder if, wonder whether.