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submeter-se

[sub-me-TER-se]
verb
to submit; to surrender; to subject oneself
1. to yield to authority or control; to accept or comply with something
He refused to submit to their demands.
Ele recusou-se a submeter-se às suas exigências.
2. to put oneself under the power or control of another
She submitted herself to the judge's ruling.
Ela submeteu-se à decisão do juiz.
3. to undergo or be subjected to something
The patient had to submit to surgery.
O paciente teve de submeter-se a uma cirurgia.
4. to present or propose for consideration or decision
The proposal was submitted to the board.
A proposta foi submetida ao conselho.
Synonyms
render-secederentregar-seconformar-sesujeitar-se
Antonyms
resistirrebelar-seopor-sedesafiar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
submeter-se
standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
submeter-se
standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

submeter-se à vontade de alguém (to bend to someone's will)
submeter-se ao jogo (to play along; to go along with it)
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