submit

[suhb-mit]

verb (used with object)

submitted, submitting 

1. to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).

   Synonyms: resign, agree, obey, bow, comply
   Antonyms: fight

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 followed by a clause).

   I submit that full proof should be required.

verb (used without object)

submitted, submitting 

1. to yield oneself to the power or authority of another.

   to submit to a conqueror.

2. to allow oneself to be subjected to some kind of treatment.

   to submit to chemotherapy.

3. to defer to another's judgment, opinion, decision, etc..

   I submit to your superior judgment.

submit

/ səbˈmɪt /

verb

1. (often foll by to) to yield (oneself), as to the will of another person, a superior force, etc

2. (foll by to) to subject or be voluntarily subjected (to analysis, treatment, etc)

3. to refer (something to someone) for judgment or consideration

   to submit a claim

4. (tr; may take a clause as object) to state, contend, or propose deferentially

5. to defer or accede (to the decision, opinion, etc, of another)

Other Word Forms

• submittable adjective
• submissible adjective
• submittal noun
• submitter noun
• submittingly adverb
• nonsubmissible adjective
• presubmit verb (used with object)
• resubmit verb
• unsubmitting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of submit¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere “to lower, reduce, yield,” equivalent to sub- “under, below, beneath” + mittere “to send”; sub-

Word History and Origins

Origin of submit¹

C14: from Latin submittere to place under, from _sub- + mittere to send

Synonym Study

See yield.

Example Sentences

He submitted to having his wrists cuffed and ankles bound together.

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The hasty turnaround was reflected in Wednesday's court proceedings, when defence lawyers complained they did not have access to classified documents that prosecutors intended to submit as evidence.

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It wasn’t immediately clear when those findings would be ready, but Chevron is required to submit a report to the air quality district within 30 days analyzing potential causes and equipment breakdowns.

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Cheronis also submitted more than 240 letters from judges, former clients, present clients, colleagues and family members about Lira’s strength of character and integrity over his more than 30year legal career.

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UFC policy dictates that athletes must provide accurate whereabouts information at all times, so they can be contacted and submit to biological sample collections without warning.

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Related Words

• propose 
• put 
• refer 
• suggest 
• table 
• urge 

When To Use

Where does submit come from?

As we see in our Behind The Word on transfer, submit is an excellent example of how Latin roots can be found all over English vocabulary.Submit entered English around 1325–75. The word is ultimately derived from the Latin submittere, meaning “to lower, reduce, yield.” This Latin verb is composed of two parts. The first part is sub-, a combining form based on the preposition sub, meaning “under, below.” The second part is mittere, a verb meaning “to send,” often with the sense of “letting (something) go.” Fun fact: another sense of submittere in Latin was “to let grow,” as one does with their hair.Some of the most common senses of submit in English are “to turn in,” as one submits a homework assignment or document, and “to give in,” as one submits to the will of another.Back to the Latin roots. Latin combined mittere with a variety of its own prefixes to form new verbs, many of which made their way into English in the 1300s.

• admit (from Latin admittere, literally “to send to”; see ad-)



• commit (from Latin committere, literally “to send with”; see com-)



• demit (from Latin dēmittere, literally “to send down”; see de-)



• emit (from Latin ēmittere, literally “to send out”; see e-)



• intermit (from Latin intermittere, literally “to send between”; see inter-)



• intromit (from Latin intrōmittere, literally “to send in”; see intro-)



• omit (from Latin omittere, with a literal meaning of, roughly, “to send in the way of”; see o-)



• permit (from Latin permittere, literally “to send through”; see per-)



• pretermit (from Latin praetermittere, literally “to send past”; see preter-)



• remit (from Latin remittere, literally “to send back”; see re-)



• transmit (from Latin trānsmittere, literally “to send across”; see trans-)

Now, for sub-. Too many words to list here feature the prefix sub-, either as borrowed from Latin or formed in English. Below are just a few examples. Can you think of more?

• subatomic



• subliminal



• submarine



• submerge



• subside



• subterranean



• substitute

Dig deeperMany other English words contain sub-, but you might not know it at first glance. That’s due to a process called assimilation, which is when a sound becomes the same as or similar to a neighboring sound.Before sp, sub- becomes su-, as in suspect. Before c, sub- becomes suc-, as in succeed. Sub- becomes suf- before f (suffer), sug- before g (suggest), and sum- before m (summon). And just to be absolutely thorough, sub- becomes sup- before p, as in suppose, and sur- before r, as in surrogate.