v.
(submits, submitting, submitted)
- accept or yield to a superior force or stronger person.
-
(usu. submit something to)
subject to a particular process, treatment, or condition.
▸
(submit oneself to)
consent to undergo.
▸agree to refer a matter to a third party for decision or adjudication.
- present (a proposal or application) for consideration or judgement.
▸(especially in judicial contexts) suggest; argue.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L. submittere, from sub- ‘under’ + mittere ‘send, put’.