Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submit

/səbˈmɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
sub-mit
IPA
/səbˈmɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To yield or give way to another.

Intransitive verb

verb

To yield (something) to another, as when defeated.

Transitive verb

verb

To subject; to put through a process.

Transitive verb

verb

To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.

Transitive verb

verb

To let down; to lower.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To put or place under.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

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Etymology

From Middle English submitten, borrowed from Latin submittere, infinitive of submittō (“place under, yield”), from sub (“under, from below, up”) + mitto (“to send”). Compare upsend.

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How do you pronounce submit?
The recorded pronunciation is /səbˈmɪt/.
What does submit mean?
To yield or give way to another.
Where does submit come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce submit

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