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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- 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.