[sub.mit] vb sub.mit.ted ; sub.mit.ting [ME submitten, fr. L submittere to lower, submit, fr. sub- + mittere to send] vt (14c) 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 "~ a question to the court" "~ a bid on a contract" "~ a report"; also: to deliver formally "submitted my resignation"
3: to put forward as an opinion or contention "we ~ that the charge is not proved" ~ vi 1 a: to yield oneself to the authority or will of another: surrender b: to permit oneself to be subjected to something "had to ~ to surgery"
2: to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion or authority of another syn see yield -- sub.mit.tal n