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submit
to give in to the authority or control of someone else
Synonyms
- yield
- surrender
- concede
Antonyms
- resist
- defy
- rebel
submit in a sentence
Rather than keep arguing, Jamal decided to submit to his sister's plan for the weekend.
After weeks of protest, the stubborn committee finally chose to submit to the students' request for a later curfew.
Where it comes from
From Latin submittere 'sub- (under) + mittere (send)'
Memory hook
SUB-MIT — SUB (under) + MIT (send): to place yourself under another's control.
Word parts
- mit/miss — send
submit: sub- (under) + mit (send)
Read it in context
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