verb
submit
To yield to authority, control, or force.
The defeated army submits to the new authority.
Etymology
The Latin components mean under and send or put. Submitting figuratively puts oneself beneath the authority or force one accepts.
More examples
- He refused to submit to intimidation.
- They submitted to the court’s order.
- She would not submit without protest.
Forms
submit · submits · submitted · submitting
submissive adjective — willing to yield to authority