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submit

/səbˈmɪt/verb2 syllables

Submit means: yield to another's wish or opinion.

Synonyms for submit15

verb, as in yield to another's wish or opinion

bow, defer, accede, give in

verb, as in put before

state, put forward, posit

verb, as in refer to another person for decision or judgment

relegate, pass on

verb, as in accept or undergo, often unwillingly

verb, as in accept as inevitable

verb, as in hand over formally

verb, as in make an application as for a job or funding

put in

verb, as in make over as a return

What does submit mean?10

verb

1

yield to another's wish or opinion“The government bowed to the military pressure”

2

put before“I submit to you that the accused is guilty”

3

refer to another person for decision or judgment“She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues”

4

accept or undergo, often unwillingly“We took a pay cut”

5

accept as inevitable“He resigned himself to his fate”

6

hand over formally

7

make an application as for a job or funding“We put in a grant to the NSF”

8

make over as a return“They had to render the estate”

9

refer for judgment or consideration“The lawyers submitted the material to the court”

10

yield to the control of another

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with submit?36

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All 36 rhymes for submit, grouped by syllable

Submit in a sentence

  • If you submit the project after the deadline, you will receive no credit.mailohilohi
  • Edit your work better before you submit it, it's sloppy.beaushiny
  • Classmates, remember to submit your homework on time.Amastan
  • I have to submit sales projections twice a quarter.kamikun
  • The new students are forced to submit under actions of degradation and intimidation.Eccles17
  • You might be required to submit a copy of your birth certificate.DostKaplan
  • The website wasn't letting me submit my homework.DJ_Saidez
  • I was forced to submit to my fate.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of submit

as a verb

past tense
submitted
present participle
submitting
third-person singular
submits
past participle
submitted