Meaning
- To yield or give way to another.
- To yield (something) to another, as when defeated.
- To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
- To subject; to put through a process.
- To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.
- (obsolete) To let down; to lower.
- (obsolete) To put or place under.
Synonyms
yield
listen to
𐑅𐐯𐑌𐐼
refer to
be submissive
fork up
make a concession
make a proposal
bite out
deed over
defer to
give help
humble oneself
listen to reason
negociate
report to
come forward with information
obey orders
Hakea
yield to superior logic
abdicate
address
beat about
be humble
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sub‧mit
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səbˈmɪt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English submitten, borrowed from Latin submittere, infinitive of submittō (“place under, yield”), from sub (“under, from below, up”) + mitto (“to send”). Compare upsend.
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