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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
sub·mit    Audio Help   [suhb-mit] Pronunciation Key verb, -mit·ted, -mit·ting.
–verb (used with object)
1.to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
2.to subject to some kind of treatment or influence.
3.to present for the approval, consideration, or decision of another or others: to submit a plan; to submit an application.
4.to state or urge with deference; suggest or propose (usually fol. by a clause): I submit that full proof should be required.
–verb (used without object)
5.to yield oneself to the power or authority of another: to submit to a conqueror.
6.to allow oneself to be subjected to some kind of treatment: to submit to chemotherapy.
7.to defer to another's judgment, opinion, decision, etc.: I submit to your superior judgment.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME submitten < L submittere to lower, reduce, yield, equiv. to sub- sub- + mittere to send]

—Related forms
sub·mit·ta·ble, sub·mis·si·ble    Audio Help   [suhb-mis-uh-bel] Pronunciation Key, adjective
sub·mit·tal, noun
sub·mit·ter, noun
sub·mit·ting·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. comply, bow, obey, agree, resign. See yield.
—Antonyms 1. fight.
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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  submit
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To commit to the consideration or judgment of another.
Synonyms:  turn in
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  defer
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To conform to the will or judgment of another, especially out of respect or courtesy.
Synonyms:  bow, yield
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  propose
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To state, as an idea, for consideration.
Synonyms:  advance, offer, pose, propound, put forward, set forth, suggest
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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