submits

verb

present tense third-person singular of submit
1
as in succumbs
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) in the end he submitted and agreed to take that awful-tasting medicine

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2
as in surrenders
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) refusing to submit to sleep, she stayed by her son's hospital bed the whole night

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3
as in capitulates
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the fort's commander received orders not to submit under any circumstances, as reinforcements were on the way

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Recent Examples of submits Our Streets and Sanitation Ward Superintendent and CDOT Public Way Inspector periodically share areas needing repair, and our office submits those for survey. — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Under Globes procedure, when a film submits in a category that goes against the grain, or one in which it would not typically be accepted, a letter from the director is required to proceed. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 Thankfully, there’s still time to overhaul the CTP before the Moore administration submits its final plan to the General Assembly in January. — Brian O'Malley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026 The controversial budget maneuver occurs when a president submits a request to Congress to block funding so close to the end of the fiscal year that the funds can expire before Congress receives the full 45-day consideration period under the law. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 Another will bar cities and counties from approving a new or expanded data center unless the developer submits a water assessment and a water scarcity plan, and will require developers to cover the cost of any water system upgrade that is necessary. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 The remainder could go to anyone who submits a $5 application. — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 These reports are intended to address important technical and regulatory questions before Terrestrial Energy submits a future plant license application. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 When a student submits a paper written by a chatbot instead of their own work, should this be considered plagiarism? — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submits
  1. succumbs
  2. surrenders
  3. concedes
Verb
  • Ayad Akhtar’s new novel, The Radiance, sometimes succumbs to this temptation.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Wolf succumbs to Shura, a demonic force in the game’s mythology that possesses those who give in to bloodlust.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of succumbs
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  • After five books that try to interpret Elizabeth Taylor, Waters simply surrenders to the vision.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Harford County Humane Society tells CBS News Baltimore there have been 140 owner surrenders through the county's animal control this summer, which is double last summer's total.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrenders
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  • Fielder is not conventionally attractive, concedes Breca, a 26-year-old bisexual man in Pennsylvania, but the filmmaker’s salt-and-pepper hair and stubble did something for Breca nonetheless.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Zidni concedes that the matching fund on its own won’t help independent producers who lack overseas contacts.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Submits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submits. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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