meekly submit

Frequency: 3.50.8 per million words

to accept someone's power or control in a quiet, gentle, and submissive way

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Examples (10)

  • The defeated rebels had no choice but to meekly submit to the king's terms.
  • After a long struggle, she decided to meekly submit to her fate.
  • He meekly submitted to his father's authority, not daring to argue.
  • The once proud warrior was forced to meekly submit to his captors.
  • Rather than cause further trouble, they chose to meekly submit to the new regulations.
  • The child meekly submitted to being told off by the teacher.
  • Despite his inner protest, he meekly submitted to the demands.
  • She watched as her opponent meekly submitted to defeat.
  • The citizens were expected to meekly submit to the new regime.
  • He felt a sense of shame as he had to meekly submit to their unreasonable requests.