Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):

   • To present or propose something for consideration, judgment, or decision by an authority. This often involves formally sending documents, proposals, or evidence.
   • To yield or surrender oneself to the authority, control, or will of another person or force.

2. Verb (Intransitive):

   • To accept or yield to a superior force, authority, or will, often reluctantly or under pressure.

Examples of Usage

• Transitive Verb:

  • Students must submit their essays by Friday. (Formally hand in for grading.)
  • The lawyer will submit new evidence to the court. (Present formally for judgment.)
  • I submit that the current policy is ineffective. (Formally propose or argue a point.)

• Intransitive Verb:

  • After a long battle, the rebels were forced to submit. (Yield to authority.)
  • He refused to submit to their demands. (Refuse to yield or give in.)

Advanced Usage

• "To submit oneself to something": To willingly place oneself under the authority, conditions, or influence of something.
  • She submitted herself to the rigorous training regimen.
• In formal or legal contexts: Used to denote the formal presentation of a document, application, or argument.
  • The committee invited researchers to submit proposals.

Variants and Related Words

• Submission (n): The act of submitting or the state of being submissive.
  • His submission of the report was timely. / Her total submission to his will was concerning.
• Submissive (adj): Inclined or ready to submit; yielding to authority.
  • He has a submissive attitude towards his superiors.

Synonyms

• Present (to offer for consideration)
• Yield (to give way to pressure or authority)
• Surrender (to give up control)
• Propose (to put forward an idea)
• Defer (to yield in judgment or opinion)

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Submit to: To yield or surrender to something.
  • You must submit to a security check before boarding.
• Submit for: To present something for a specific purpose (e.g., review, approval).
  • He submitted the manuscript for publication.

Related Idioms

• Bow and submit: To show complete deference and surrender. (Note: This is a descriptive phrase combining actions, not a single idiom with "submit").
  • Faced with overwhelming evidence, he had no choice but to bow and submit.

Verb

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