Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (I) Individual Volition
Section IV. Antagonism
2. Active Antagonism

725. Submission.

   NOUN:SUBMISSION, yielding, acquiescence, compliance, submittal, submissiveness, deference, nonresistance; obedience [See Obedience].
  SURRENDER, cession, capitulation, resignation, backdown [colloq.]; passing under the yoke, laying down one’s arms, delivering up the keys (of the city &c.), handing over one’s sword.
  OBEISANCE, homage, kneeling, genuflexion, curtsy or curtsey, kotow [Chinese], salaam or salam [Oriental], prostration.
   VERB:SUBMIT, succumb, yield, bend, stoop, accede, relent, resign, defer to.
  SURRENDER, – at discretion; cede, capitulate, come to terms, retreat, beat a retreat; lay down -, deliver up- one’s arms; lower -, haul down -, strike- one’s -flag, – colors; draw in one’s horns (humility) [See Humility]; give -way, – ground, – in, – up; cave in [colloq.]; suffer judgment by default; bend, – to one’s yoke, – before the storm; reel back; bend -, knuckle- -down, – to, – under; knock under.
  HUMBLE ONESELF; eat -dirt, – crow, – the leek, – humble pie; bite -, lick- the dust; be -, fall- at one’s feet; crouch before, throw oneself at the feet of; swallow the -leek, – pill; kiss the rod; turn the other cheek; avaler les couleuvres [F.], gulp down.
  pocket the affront; make the best of, make a virtue of necessity; grin and abide, grin and bear it, shrug the shoulders, resign oneself; submit with a good grace (bear with) [See Inexcitability].
  YIELD OBEISANCE; obey [See Obedience]; kneel to, bow to, pay homage to, cringe to, truckle to; bend the -neck, – knee; kneel, fall on one’s knees, bow submission, curtsy or curtsey, kotow [Chinese].
   ADJECTIVE:SUBMISSIVE, resigned, crouching, prostrate; downtrodden; surrendering &c. v.; down on one’s marrowbones [slang]; on one’s bended knee; nonresisting, unresisting; pliant (soft) [See Softness]; humble [See Humility]; undefended.
  UNTENABLE, indefensible, insupportable, unsupportable.
   QUOTATIONS:

1. Have it your own way.
2. It can’t be helped.
3. Amen (assent) [See Assent].
4. Da locum melioribus.
5. Tempori parendum.