submit

Etymology

From Middle English submitten, borrowed from Latin submittere, infinitive of submittō (“place under, yield”), from sub (“under, from below, up”) + mitto (“to send”). Compare upsend.

verb

1. (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.
   They will not submit to the destruction of their rights.
2. (transitive) To yield (something) to another, as when defeated.
3. (transitive, intransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
   I submit these plans for your approval.
   We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never heard of the differential calculus. 1843, Thomas Macaulay, Sir James Mackintosh's History of the Revolution
   Determined to learn from Bouch's mistakes, they conducted a through [sic] survey of the riverbed. Having learned what they needed to know, they submitted plans for a new double-track bridge by the end of 1880. September 23 2020, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in Rail, page 82
4. (transitive) To subject; to put through a process.
   [Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy. 1859, Victor Regnault, Elements of Chemistry
5. (transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.
   "[Ronda] Rousey, a former U.S. Olympian in Judo, caps off a perfect year in which she submitted Liz Carmouche in the first-ever UFC female fight and coached opposite [Miesha] Tate in "The Ultimate Fighter" reality series." Okamoto, Brett (2013-12-28), “Ronda Rousey wins with arm bar”, in ESPN.com, retrieved 2014-01-06
   It was also the first time Goldberg has been submitted, enhancing Reigns even more than he already has been over the last two years. Beaston, Erik (2022-02-19), “WWE Elimination Chamber 2022 Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights”, in Bleacher Report, retrieved 2022-02-22
6. (transitive, obsolete) To let down; to lower.
   Sometimes the hill submits itself a while. 1662, John Dryden, Poem to the Lord Chancellor Hyde
7. (transitive, obsolete) To put or place under.
   The bristled throat / Of the submitted sacrifice with ruthless steel he cut. 1611, George Chapman, Homer's Iliads