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Added 9 October 2026

submit

/səbˈmɪt/ verb

In Latin: subeo, summitto, obsequor Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about submit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Refer for judgment or consideration.
The lawyers submitted the material to the court
Put before.
I submit to you that the accused is guilty
Yield to the control of another.

Origin

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.

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