Submit Definition & Meaning

submit
verb
  1. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"
  2. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
  3. yield to the control of another
  4. hand over formally
  5. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
  6. yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
  7. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
  8. make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"
  9. make over as a return; "They had to render the estate"
  10. accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"

Synonyms for submit

accede verb

yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" take on duties or office

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bow noun

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut

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defer verb

hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" yield to another's wish or opinion

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present adj

temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

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reconcile verb

make (one thing) compatible with (another)

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relegate verb

refer to another person for decision or judgment

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render noun

a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls cause to become

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resign verb

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant

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state noun

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

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take noun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

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"Submit" in song lyrics

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  • "With both arms, 'til they all submit"
    Aceyalone — Say
  • "Cuz you know what we will never submit"
    Aztlan Underground — Lemon Pledge
  • "Your clique made their trip, I made them hoes submit"
    DJ Butter f/ Almighty Dreadknaughts, D-12 — Desperados

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Frequently asked questions

What does submit mean?
refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court" put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" yield to the control of another hand over formally refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" make an application as for a job or funding
What part of speech is submit?
Submit is a verb.
How many definitions does submit have?
Submit has 10 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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