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Pronunciation: /səbˈmɪt/
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Definition of submit

verb (submits, submitting, submitted)

  • 1 [no object] accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person:the original settlers were forced to submit to Bulgarian rule
  • (submit oneself) consent to undergo a certain treatment:he submitted himself to a body search
  • agree to refer a matter to a third party for decision or adjudication:the United States refused to submit to arbitration
  • 2 [with object] subject to a particular process, treatment, or condition:samples submitted to low pressure while being airfreighted
  • 3 [with object] present (a proposal, application, or other document) to a person or body for consideration or judgement:the panel’s report was submitted to a parliamentary committee
  • [with clause] (especially in judicial contexts) suggest; argue:he submitted that such measures were justified

Derivatives

submitter

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin submittere, from sub- 'under' + mittere 'send, put'. sense 3 'present for judgement' dates from the mid 16th century

Spelling rule

If a verb ends with a single vowel plus a consonant, and the stress is at the end of the word (as in refer), double the last letter when adding -ing or -ed: (submits, submitting, submitted).

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Definition of submit in the US English dictionary
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