sub|mit´ter

sub|mit´ter
sub|mit «suhb MIHT», verb, -mit|ted, -mit|ting.
–v.i.
to yield to the power, control, or authority of some person or group; surrender: »

The thief submitted to arrest by the police. He submitted to the decision of fate with…humility (G. K. Chesterton).

 SYNONYM(S): comply, succumb, bow. See syn. under yield. (Cf. ↑yield)
–v.t.
1. to refer to the consideration or judgment of another or others: »

The secretary submitted a report of the last meeting.

2. to suggest or urge in a respectful manner: »

I submit that more proof is needed to support the case.

3. a) to yield (oneself) to the power, control, or authority of a person or agency. b) to cause (a thing) to be subordinated to another.
╂[< Latin submittere < sub- under + mittere let go, send]
–sub|mit´ter, noun.

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  • Submitter — Sub*mit ter, n. One who submits. Whitlock. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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