səbˈmɪt v. (submitted, submitting) 1 (usu. foll. by to) a intr.
cease resistance;
give way;
yield (had to submit to
defeat; will
never submit). b refl.
surrender (oneself) to
the control of
another etc. 2 tr. present
for consideration or
decision. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by to)
subject (a
person or thing) to an
operation, process,
treatment, etc. (submitted it to the flames). 4 tr.
esp.
Law urge or
represent esp. deferentially (that, I submit, is a misrepresentation). øøsubmitter n. [ME f. L submittere (as
SUB-, mittere misssend)]