submission

UK/səbˈmɪʃən/US/səbˈmɪʃən/

nounC1Common in everyday speech and writing · #8,122 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: submissions

Submission is yielding to another's power, or a document handed in. Force into submission, a written submission, the deadline for submissions.

The two senses come from the same idea of putting something under somebody, since submission to a power and submission of a paper are the same act of placing. In wrestling and judo, a submission is the point at which a fighter taps out.

Definitions of submission

1nounsubmissionYielding to another's power, or a document handed in.C1
“The deadline for the submission of essays is Friday at noon.”

submission is a yielding, or a document.

Where it comes from

Latin submissio comes from submittere, to place under — sub, under, plus mittere, to send.

Latin
submissio
Old French
soubmission
Middle English
submissioun
English, today
submission

From Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from submitto.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

submission in the wild

Properties can be nominated in various forms, including individual properties, historic districts and multiple property submissions (MPS).
National Register of Historic Places
Entries may be listed for free, or by paid submission (meaning the site owner must pay to have their website listed).
Web directory
The expression is often associated with BDSM, where submission to such activity is usually voluntarily and consensual.
Female submission
Consensual submission usually involves a degree of trust by the woman in her partner.
Female submission
Safety is considered an important aspect of submission wrestling, as athletes are taught to recognize dangerous positions and submit before serious injury occurs.
Submission wrestling

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