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submit

sub·mit [ səb mít ] (past and past participle sub·mit·ted, present participle sub·mit·ting, 3rd person present singular sub·mits)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb propose or hand in something: to hand something in or put something forward for consideration, approval, or judgment
Applications must be submitted in triplicate.

2. intransitive verb yield: to accept somebody else's authority or will, especially reluctantly or under pressure

3. intransitive verb agree: to agree to undergo something
had to submit to intensive questioning

4. intransitive verb defer: to defer to another's knowledge, judgment, or experience

5. transitive verb argue point: to state or argue that something is the case ( formal )

[14th century. < Latin submittere "send under" < mittere "send"]

sub·mit·ta·ble adjective
sub·mit·tal noun
sub·mit·ter noun

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