səbˈmit, usu -id.+V verb
( submitted ; submitted ; submitting ; submits )
Etymology: Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere to let down, lower, set under, from sub- + mittere to send, throw — more at smite
transitive verb
1.
a. : to yield to the will or authority of : surrender
submits his will to divine authority
submit an undertaking … to the Senate — Vera M. Dean
b. : to cause to be subjected
submitting himself to a series of literary influences — F.B.Millett
submit metal to high heat and pressure
2.
a. obsolete : to expose to peril or danger
submitting me unto the perilous night — Shakespeare
b. archaic : lower , bend
will ye submit your necks — John Milton
3.
a. : to send or commit for consideration, study, or decision : refer
submit a question to the court
texts of revised and new conventions, to be submitted to the International Red Cross Conference — J.S.Pictet
b. : to present or make available for use or study : offer , supply
submit a report
submit a manuscript to a publisher
always submit your judgment to others with modesty — George Washington
c. : affirm , suggest
I submit that it was the wrong decision — E.M.Zacharias
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to bow to the will or authority of another : yield
submit to an alien law — Frank Altschul
b. : to allow oneself to become subjected
submit to an interview
submit to an operation
2.
a. : to grant precedence : defer
submit to … superior intelligence, political wisdom and tough leadership — M.S.Handler
b. : to become resigned : acquiesce uncritically
was obliged to give up the point and submit — Jane Austen
the inhabitants … will no longer submit to the evils of the trade — E.V.Buckholder
Synonyms: see yield