submit to

submit to

1. To surrender to the power or influence of someone or something. Any citizen who does not submit to the government's doctrines will be incarcerated immediately. I tried going on a diet, but I ended up submitting to my cravings for chocolate after just a few days.
2. To agree to some experience or process; to allow oneself to undergo something. As a sign of good faith to the investigators, he submitted to the police interview without protest. All applicants must submit to a thorough background check and drug screening to be considered for the position.
3. To present something for inspection, evaluation, or consideration by some person, group, or organization. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "submit" and "to." Be sure to submit your applications to the board before Friday if you want to be considered for the grant. I hope you don't mind, but I submitted your story to a national literary competition, because I think you have a real shot at winning!
4. To expose or subject someone or something to some process, condition, or effects. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "submit" and "to." We have seen in our clinical trials that submitting the tissue to this new kind of proton radiation kills the cancerous cells while damaging a minimal amount of healthy ones. I just don't want to submit him to any bullying based on the way he talks.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

submit someone or something to something

to allow someone or something to undergo the effects of something. I hate to submit you to all this questioning, but that is the way we do things here. Don't submit your car to a lot of misuse.

submit to something

to surrender to something; to agree to something. He submitted to the cross-examination. She will probably refuse to submit to surgery.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

submit to

v.
1. To give in to some authority, power, or desire of another: The children are at a rebellious age and refuse to submit to the wishes of their parents.
2. To allow oneself to be subjected to something: The pledges submitted to the humiliation of the fraternity's hazing rituals.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • give in to (someone or something)
  • give oneself over to
  • give (oneself) over to (someone or something)
  • knuckle under to (someone or something)
  • knuckle under to someone/something
  • require (something) from (someone or something)
  • require from
  • have (someone) under (one's) thumb
  • keep (someone) under (one's) thumb
  • in advance
References in classic literature
He once intended to acquaint Allworthy with the whole; but he could not bring himself to submit to the confession, by which he must take to his share so great a portion of guilt.
The History of Tom Jones a Foundling
for it seems not right to turn out and banish such a one; neither does it seem right to govern him, for that would be like desiring to share the power with Jupiter and to govern him: nothing then remains but what indeed seems natural, and that is for all persons quietly to submit to the government of those who are thus eminently virtuous, and let them be perpetually kings in the separate states.
A Treatise on Government
Would Connecticut and New Jersey long submit to be taxed by New York for her exclusive benefit?
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton
Section 31 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) says, 'Every political party shall, not later than 60 days before the date appointed for a general election under the provisions of this Act, submit to the Commission [INEC] in the prescribed forms the list of the candidates the party proposes to sponsor at the election.'
Osun 2018: INEC to publish candidates' list Monday
Plaintiff's main argument on appeal is that, because plaintiff was not the eligible injured person's (EIP's) assignee at the time plaintiff submitted the NF-3 forms to defendant, the language in the mandatory personal injury protection (PIP) endorsement (11 NYCRR 65-1.1), which requires "the eligible injured person or that persons assignee or representative" to "submit to examinations under oath," did not require plaintiff to submit to an EUO, and, thus, defendants proffered defense, that plaintiff failed to appear for duly scheduled EUOs, lacks merit.
While the regulations clearly specify that a prescribed authorization and a prescribed assignment are different with respect to whether there is a transfer of rights, there is nothing in the prescribed assignment or prescribed authorization, both of which require the signatures of the EIP and the provider in order to be properly executed, differentiating between the two with respect to the EIP's obligations (such as the requirement to submit to an EUO).
Medical provider must submit to EUO whether it gets an assignment or just authorization to receive payment: Stracar Med. Servs., P.C. v State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co
Section 2808 also requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to the cognizant congressional committees, within seven days after operation and maintenance funds are obligated for a construction project, notice that includes the following:
* Not later than 15 days after the end of each quarter of FY 2004, the Military Department or Defense Agency will submit to the USD(C) a spreadsheet showing obligation and expenditure for each construction project during that quarter.
Subject: Use of Operation and Maintenance Appropriations for Construction During Fiscal Year 2004
Despite Data Bank costs that are four times higher than in the Unisys contract (see below), an executive of one of the largest malpractice insurance companies said that in 1992 there continue to be "rather frequent" data entry or keying errors in the many malpractice reports they submit to the Data Bank.
Data bank incomplete and future cloudy