submit

verb

sub·mit səb-ˈmit How to pronounce submit (audio)

submitted; submitting

transitive verb

: to yield to governance or authority

: to subject to a condition, treatment, or operation

the metal was submitted to analysis

: to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision

also : to deliver formally

submitted my resignation

: to put forward as an opinion or contention

we submit that the charge is not proved

intransitive verb

: to yield oneself to the authority or will of another : surrender

: to permit oneself to be subjected to something

had to submit to surgery

: to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion or authority of another

Example Sentences

Candidates interested in the position should submit their résumés to the Office of Human Resources. Submit your application no later than January 31st. Requests must be submitted in writing. Photographs submitted for publication will not be returned.

Recent Examples on the Web Because their house borders Rock Creek Park, Bertelli had to submit plans for exterior changes to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which has the authority to reject building or alteration proposals based on appearance and effect on public land.

Chris Moody, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 The bank is due to submit a new plan Thursday that its executives hope will ease regulators’ concerns, the people said.

David Benoit, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Results will update in real time as people submit their times.

Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Among its subjects were a couple of gorillas — Baby Grace and Gino, in separate episodes — and Kenya the giraffe, who animal-care team members attempted to get to voluntarily submit for a pedicure of sorts.

Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 You may also be asked to submit an article that includes a link to your organization’s Twitter handle.

Caitlin Mclean, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Artists can join the platform and submit their music to an array of industry insiders, who determine their own prices for various services.

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022 Asked for a copy of the letter, spokesman Jeff Turner told the Daily News to submit a public records request to obtain it.

Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 Four Wisconsin voters sued in July after the state Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled that voters could not give absentee ballots to someone else to submit to a clerk's office.

Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 See More

Legal Definition

submit

verb

sub·mit

submitted; submitting

transitive verb

: to yield or subject to control or authority

to submit himself to the jurisdiction of the tribal court

Sheppard v. Sheppard, 655 P.2d 895 (1982)

: to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision

specifically : to commit to a trier of fact or law for decision after the close of trial or argument

the trial court could properly submit both counts to the jury

Rorie Sherman

: to deliver formally

: to put forward as an opinion or contention

intransitive verb

: to yield oneself

parties to a contract may agree in advance to submit to the jurisdiction of a given court

National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent, 375 U.S. 311 (1964)

: to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion of another

submit

verb

as in to succumb

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) in the end he submitted and agreed to take that awful-tasting medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

succumb
surrender
concede
bow
capitulate
yield
budge
relent
acquiesce
knuckle under
say uncle
throw in the sponge
give in
quit
defer
throw in the towel
blink

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

resist
contend
fight
meet
oppose
confront
object
face
defy
withstand
hold off
breast
combat
counter
repel
thwart
battle

as in to surrender

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) refusing to submit to sleep, she stayed by her son's hospital bed the whole night

Synonyms & Similar Words

succumb
surrender
bow
yield
gratify
give in
indulge
cave (in)
knuckle under
wallow
cater (to)
concede (to)
acquiesce (to)
buckle (under)
give over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

resist
meet
oppose
confront
fight
object
face
breast
reject
repel
defy
combat
withstand
counter
hold off
check
thwart
battle
restrain
inhibit
constrain
stifle
curb
bridle

as in to capitulate

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the fort's commander received orders not to submit under any circumstances, as reinforcements were on the way

Synonyms & Similar Words

succumb
surrender
capitulate
relinquish
fall
knuckle under
bow
give up
concede
buckle
collapse
hand over
lose
fail
fold
give (in)
cave (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stand
endure
oppose
resist
fight
win
withstand
overcome
beat
defy
repel
conquer
prevail
buck
triumph

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of submit are capitulate, defer, relent, succumb, and yield. While all these words mean "to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist," submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another.

a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God

The words capitulate and submit are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force.

officials capitulated to the protesters' demands

The words defer and submit can be used in similar contexts, but defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another.

I defer to your expertise in these matters

While in some cases nearly identical to submit, relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand.

finally relented and let the children stay up late

Although the words succumb and submit have much in common, succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force.

a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood

The meanings of yield and submit largely overlap; however, yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

yields too easily in any argument

单词	submit
释义	submit verb sub·mit səb-ˈmit submitted; submitting transitive verb 1 a : to yield to governance or authority b : to subject to a condition, treatment, or operation the metal was submitted to analysis 2 : to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision also : to deliver formally submitted my resignation 3 : to put forward as an opinion or contention we submit that the charge is not proved intransitive verb 1 a : to yield oneself to the authority or will of another : surrender b : to permit oneself to be subjected to something had to submit to surgery 2 : to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion or authority of another Synonyms blink bow budge capitulate concede give in knuckle under quit relent succumb surrender yield See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Candidates interested in the position should submit their résumés to the Office of Human Resources. Submit your application no later than January 31st. Requests must be submitted in writing. Photographs submitted for publication will not be returned. Recent Examples on the Web Because their house borders Rock Creek Park, Bertelli had to submit plans for exterior changes to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which has the authority to reject building or alteration proposals based on appearance and effect on public land. Chris Moody, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 The bank is due to submit a new plan Thursday that its executives hope will ease regulators’ concerns, the people said. David Benoit, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Results will update in real time as people submit their times. Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Among its subjects were a couple of gorillas — Baby Grace and Gino, in separate episodes — and Kenya the giraffe, who animal-care team members attempted to get to voluntarily submit for a pedicure of sorts. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 You may also be asked to submit an article that includes a link to your organization’s Twitter handle. Caitlin Mclean, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Artists can join the platform and submit their music to an array of industry insiders, who determine their own prices for various services. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022 Asked for a copy of the letter, spokesman Jeff Turner told the Daily News to submit a public records request to obtain it. Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 Four Wisconsin voters sued in July after the state Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled that voters could not give absentee ballots to someone else to submit to a clerk's office. Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere to lower, submit, from sub- + mittere to send First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Kids Definition submit verb sub·mit səb-ˈmit submitted; submitting 1 : to leave to the judgment or approval of someone else I'm submitting a plan for consideration. 2 : to yield to the authority, control, or choice of another 3 : to put forward as an opinion, reason, or idea I submit that computers have changed business. Legal Definition submit verb sub·mit submitted; submitting transitive verb 1 : to yield or subject to control or authority to submit himself to the jurisdiction of the tribal court Sheppard v. Sheppard, 655 P.2d 895 (1982) 2 a : to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision specifically : to commit to a trier of fact or law for decision after the close of trial or argument the trial court could properly submit both counts to the jury Rorie Sherman b : to deliver formally 3 : to put forward as an opinion or contention intransitive verb 1 : to yield oneself parties to a contract may agree in advance to submit to the jurisdiction of a given court National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent, 375 U.S. 311 (1964) 2 : to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion of another submit verb 1 as in to succumb to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) in the end he submitted and agreed to take that awful-tasting medicine Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance succumb surrender concede bow capitulate yield budge relent acquiesce knuckle under say uncle throw in the sponge give in quit defer throw in the towel blink Antonyms & Near Antonyms resist contend fight meet oppose confront object face defy withstand hold off breast combat counter repel thwart battle See More 2 as in to surrender to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) refusing to submit to sleep, she stayed by her son's hospital bed the whole night Synonyms & Similar Words succumb surrender bow yield gratify give in indulge cave (in) knuckle under wallow cater (to) concede (to) acquiesce (to) buckle (under) give over (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms resist meet oppose confront fight object face breast reject repel defy combat withstand counter hold off check thwart battle restrain inhibit constrain stifle curb bridle See More 3 as in to capitulate to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the fort's commander received orders not to submit under any circumstances, as reinforcements were on the way Synonyms & Similar Words succumb surrender capitulate relinquish fall knuckle under bow give up concede buckle collapse hand over lose fail fold give (in) cave (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stand endure oppose resist fight win withstand overcome beat defy repel conquer prevail buck triumph See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of submit are capitulate, defer, relent, succumb, and yield. While all these words mean "to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist," submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another. a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God The words capitulate and submit are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force. officials capitulated to the protesters' demands The words defer and submit can be used in similar contexts, but defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another. I defer to your expertise in these matters While in some cases nearly identical to submit, relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand. finally relented and let the children stay up late Although the words succumb and submit have much in common, succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force. a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood The meanings of yield and submit largely overlap; however, yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. yields too easily in any argument
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submit

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