willingly submit

Frequency: 5.94.5 per million words

to agree to accept someone's power or control without resistance

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Examples (10)

  • The defeated soldiers had no choice but to willingly submit to the victor's terms.
  • Despite her initial reluctance, she eventually willingly submitted to the new management's policies.
  • He wasn't happy about it, but he willingly submitted to his parents' authority.
  • The rebels, exhausted from the long conflict, willingly submitted to the government's authority.
  • She found it difficult, but she willingly submitted to the doctor's examination.
  • The team captain, seeing the writing on the wall, willingly submitted to the referee's decision.
  • Rather than fight a losing battle, they decided to willingly submit to the inevitable.
  • He was so impressed by her leadership that he willingly submitted to her guidance.
  • The citizens, tired of the chaos, willingly submitted to the new regulations.
  • After much deliberation, he willingly submitted to the terms of the settlement.