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| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. [1/3 definitions] |
| arbitrate |
to submit to being settled or decided by arbitration. [2/4 definitions] |
| back-order |
to submit an order for (something) to be filled at a later time, as when (it) is available. |
| bow1 |
to yield or submit. [2/8 definitions] |
| defer2 |
to submit or yield to the desire, opinion, or judgment of another. |
| enter |
to record or submit, as on a list or computer interface. [1/11 definitions] |
| exhibit |
to submit as evidence in a legal proceeding. [1/8 definitions] |
| file1 |
to present, send, or submit. [2/7 definitions] |
| hand in |
to submit, usually by hand (something that is due, such as an assignment, test paper, or report). [1/2 definitions] |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. [1/2 definitions] |
| insubordination |
unwillingness to obey orders or submit to authority. |
| manuscript |
a text as prepared by the author to submit for publication. [1/3 definitions] |
| MS3 |
abbreviation of "manuscript," a text as prepared by the author to submit for publication. |
| place |
to submit or put forth. [1/21 definitions] |
| plow |
of land or earth, to submit to plowing; be broken or cut by a plow. [1/11 definitions] |
| probate |
to submit (a will) to probate; prove the authenticity and validity of. [1/3 definitions] |
| put in |
to formally submit (an offer, application, declaration, or the like). [1/7 definitions] |
| put to a vote |
to submit (an issue, matter, or the like) to be decided upon by voting, or to carry out a vote on. |
| rape1 |
to force (an unwilling or legally incompetent person) to submit to sexual intercourse. [1/5 definitions] |
| rebellious |
unwilling to accept one's situation or submit to the will of others. [1/4 definitions] |
| resign |
to passively submit (oneself) to something disagreeable or disappointing. [1/5 definitions] |
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