agree to submit
Frequency: 6.16.0 per million words
to consent to accept someone's power or control
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Examples (10)
- The defeated army had no choice but to submit to the conqueror's terms.
- After a long negotiation, the company finally decided to submit to the new regulations.
- She refused to submit to his unreasonable demands, even under pressure.
- The rebels were forced to submit to the authority of the government.
- He was reluctant to submit to the humiliating conditions imposed by his captors.
- Many smaller businesses had to submit to the dictates of larger corporations.
- The protesters vowed they would never submit to oppression.
- After much deliberation, the committee chose to submit to the recommendations of the expert panel.
- It's difficult to submit to a decision you strongly disagree with, but sometimes it's necessary.
- The population was compelled to submit to the new tax laws.