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submission en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [səbˈmɪʃən] ~ [sb̩ˈmɪʃn̩]
  • (US) audio
  • /səbˈmɪʃən/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.
    • Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The thing which has been submitted.
    • In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way. 2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:
  4. (countable, uncountable) A feeling of surrender to the control of another; a desire to obey.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports.
    • He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks. 2005, Eddie Bravo, Jiu-jitsu Unleashed, page 12:
  6. (countable, uncountable) Sexual practices that involve serving a dominant partner (or partners) or allowing a partner (or partners) to command or control the submissive; sometimes including bottoming or masochism.

Forms

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Antonyms

control (antonym(s) of “act of yielding”) · domination (antonym(s) of “sexual practice”) · rebellion (antonym(s) of “act of yielding”) · dominance (antonym(s) of “sexual practice”)

Deriveds

promission · technical submission · submissionism · e-submission · unsubmission · insubmission · resubmission · presubmission · nonsubmission · submissionist

Synonyms

obeyance (act of yielding) · giving in (act of yielding) · submittal (act of yielding) · yielding (act of yielding) · acquiescence (act of yielding) · deference (act of yielding) · concession (act of yielding) · capitulation (act of yielding) · submittal (thing submitted)

Translations (81)

hu benyújtás (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · es sometimiento (the act of yielding) · hu beterjesztés (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · bg покорност (the act of yielding) · ja 服従 (the act of yielding) · mk поднесување (the act of yielding) · sv undergivenhet (the act of yielding) · fi lähetys (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · ka განსახილველად გადაცემა (the act of yielding) · ka წარდგენა (the act of yielding) · de Aufgabegriff (combat sports) · ga géilleadh (the act of yielding) · es entrega (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · it resa (the act of yielding) · fi alistuminen (the act of yielding) · fi jättö (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · ru сабми́шн (combat sports) · ru захва́т (combat sports) · bg подчинение (the act of yielding) · mi haurarotanga (the act of yielding) · ru пода́ча (the act of yielding) · hu meghódolás (the act of yielding) · pt submissão (the thing which has been submitted) · fi esitys (the thing which has been submitted) · sv inlämning (the thing which has been submitted) · es entregamiento (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · ja サブミッション (combat sports) · it consegna (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · ga cur isteach (the act of yielding) · mi tukunga (the thing which has been submitted) · mi ngawheretanga (the act of yielding) · la summissiō (the act of yielding) · es entregable (the thing which has been submitted) · eo submetiĝo (the act of yielding) · ga umhlú (the act of yielding) · da underkastelse (the act of yielding) · sv underkastelse (the act of yielding) · pt finalização (combat sports) · fi luovutus (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · mi tāpaetanga (the thing which has been submitted) · it sottomissione (the act of yielding) · it invio (the thing which has been submitted) · ja 恭順 (the act of yielding) · de Versand (the act of yielding) · fr soumission (the thing which has been submitted) · pl poddanie się (combat sports) · lb Soumissioun (the act of yielding) · mi tāpaetanga (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · ka შეტანა (the act of yielding) · ja 屈服 (the act of yielding) · ga aighneacht (the thing which has been submitted) · ko 서브미션 (combat sports) · ru представле́ние (the act of yielding) · hu beadvány (the thing which has been submitted) · ko 복종 (the act of yielding) · fr soumission (combat sports) · fi ehdotus (the thing which has been submitted) · da overgivelse (the act of yielding) · mk поднесок (the thing which has been submitted) · ga taisceadh (the act of yielding) · mt sottomissjoni (the act of yielding) · fr soumission (the act of yielding) · nl inzending (the thing which has been submitted) · de Unterwerfung (the act of yielding) · it presentazione (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · ko 굴복 (the act of yielding) · fi palautus (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · es entrega (the thing which has been submitted) · hu behódolás (the act of yielding) · ga géilleadh (combat sports) · pt submissão (the act of yielding) · gd gèilleadh (the act of yielding) · ja 平伏 (the act of yielding) · mt sottomissjoni (the thing which has been submitted) · hu beküldés (the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work) · fi luovutus (combat sports) · ga tabhairt isteach (the act of yielding) · ca submissió (the act of yielding) · es sumisión (combat sports) · ka მორჩილება (the act of yielding) · es sumisión (the act of yielding)

submission en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən/
  • [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən] ~ [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃn̩]

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin missiōlbor. English mission English submission From sub- + mission.

Meanings

  1. A subset or component of a mission.
    • The commander would have to communicate to his operational planners his intent — how he wanted to fight the battle and what missions and submissions were vital to achieving what the corps order had defined as missions for the division. 1999, James J. Cooke, The All-Americans at War: The 82nd Division in the Great War, 1917-1918, page 69:

Forms

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