v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Submitted p. pr. & vb. n. Submitting. ] [ L. submittere; sub under + mittere to send: cf. F. soumettre. See Missile. ] 1. To let down; to lower. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sometimes the hill submits itself a while. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put or place under. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bristled throat
Of the submitted sacrifice with ruthless steel he cut. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; -- often with the reflexive pronoun. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye ben submitted through your free assent. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. Gen. xvi. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands. Eph. v. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To leave or commit to the discretion or judgment of another or others; to refer; as, to submit a controversy to arbitrators; to submit a question to the court; -- often followed by a dependent proposition as the object. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whether the condition of the clergy be able to bear a heavy burden, is submitted to the house. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never heard of the differential calculus. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To yield one's person to the power of another; to give up resistance; to surrender. [ 1913 Webster ]

The revolted provinces presently submitted. C. Middleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To yield one's opinion to the opinion of authority of another; to be subject; to acquiesce. [ 1913 Webster ]

To thy husband's will
Thine shall submit. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be submissive or resigned; to yield without murmuring. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our religion requires from us . . . to submit to pain, disgrace, and even death. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who submits. Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]