submit

/səbˈmɪt/

/səbˈmɪt/

Other forms: submitted; submitting; submits

To submit to something means to undergo or accept it. You must submit to a search if the police have a warrant.

Many of the senses of submit are variations on that first meaning of acceptance. When you submit an application, you formally hand it in to be judged. Similarly, if you put something before an organized group, you submit it. Often websites will have an e-mail address where you can submit questions, comments and suggestions. If you want to paint your room black and your parents submit, they give in to your wish.

Definitions of submit

1. verb

   yield to the control of another
   types:

   subject

   make accountable for
2. verb

   yield to another's wish or opinion
   synonyms: accede, bow, defer, give in

   type of:

   buckle, buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield

   consent reluctantly
3. verb

   hand over formally
   synonyms: present

   types:

   bring in

   submit (a verdict) to a court

   type of:

   give

   transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
4. verb

   make an application as for a job or funding
   synonyms: put in

   type of:

   apply

   ask (for something)
5. verb

   make over as a return
   synonyms: render

   type of:

   gift, give, present

   give as a present; make a gift of
6. verb

   refer for judgment or consideration
   “The lawyers submitted the material to the court”

   synonyms: subject

   types:

   give

   submit for consideration, judgment, or use

   return

   submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority

   pass on, relegate

   refer to another person for decision or judgment

   report out

   return a bill after consideration and revision to a legislative body

   type of:

   refer

   send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
7. verb

   refer to another person for decision or judgment
   synonyms: pass on, relegate

   type of:

   subject

   refer for judgment or consideration
8. verb

   put before
   “I submit to you that the accused is guilty”

   synonyms: posit, put forward, state

   type of:

   advise, propose, suggest

   make a proposal, declare a plan for something
9. verb

   accept or undergo, often unwillingly
   synonyms: take

   take

   experience or feel or submit to

   types:

   test

   undergo a test

   type of:

   undergo

   pass through
10. verb

    accept as inevitable
    synonyms: reconcile, resign

    type of:

    accept

    consider or hold as true