noun
submission
Yielding to another's power.
The ruler demands complete submission from everyone in the kingdom.
Etymology
Latin submittere means to put or send under. Submission places one’s own action under another person’s authority or power.
More examples
- She mistakes his silence for submission to her authority.
- The dog lowers its head in submission.
- The wrestler wins by submission when his opponent taps out.
Forms
submission · submissions
submit verb — To yield to another's authority or will.
submissive adjective — Willing to yield to another's control.