The act of presenting something for consideration or yielding to authority or control.
From Latin 'submittere', combining 'sub-' (under) and 'mittere' (to send). Originally meant 'to lower, let down', evolving to mean yielding or presenting oneself under another's authority or judgment.
The word beautifully captures the physical gesture of lowering oneself, which became metaphorical for yielding to authority. In academic and professional contexts, 'submitting' implies offering your work for evaluation, maintaining that sense of placing yourself 'under' someone's judgment.
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