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present tense third-person singular of submit
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1
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
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
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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“Submits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submits. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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