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submit
accept or undergo, often unwillingly
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verb
accept or undergo, often unwillingly
“We took a pay cut”
verb
accept as inevitable
“He resigned himself to his fate”
verb
put before
“I submit to you that the accused is guilty”
verb
yield to another's wish or opinion
“The government bowed to the military pressure”
verb
refer for judgment or consideration
“The lawyers submitted the material to the court”
verb
make an application as for a job or funding
“We put in a grant to the NSF”
verb
yield to the control of another
verb
hand over formally
verb
make over as a return
“They had to render the estate”
verb
refer to another person for decision or judgment
“She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues”
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We took a pay cut
He resigned himself to his fate
I submit to you that the accused is guilty
The government bowed to the military pressure
The lawyers submitted the material to the court
We put in a grant to the NSF
They had to render the estate
She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
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