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submit

verb [I or T] (ALLOW)
 
 
/səbˈmɪt/ (-tt-)

Definition

C2 to allow another person or group to have power or authority over you, or to accept something unwillingly: We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit. She decided to resign from the party rather than submit herself to the new rules.Allowing and permittingAccepting and agreeing reluctantlyAccepting and agreeingApproving and approval
(Definition of submit verb (ALLOW) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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