The difference between Rebel and Submit

When used as verbs, rebel means to resist or become defiant toward an authority, whereas submit means to yield or give way to another.


Rebel is also noun with the meaning: a person who resists an established authority, often violently.

check bellow for the other definitions of Rebel and Submit

  1. Rebel as a noun:

    A person who resists an established authority, often violently.

  1. Rebel as a verb (intransitive):

    To resist or become defiant toward an authority.

  1. Submit as a verb (intransitive):

    To yield or give way to another.

    Examples:

    "They will not submit to the destruction of their rights."

  2. Submit as a verb (transitive):

    To yield (something) to another, as when defeated.

  3. Submit as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.

    Examples:

    "I submit these plans for your approval."

  4. Submit as a verb (transitive, mixed martial arts):

    To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.

  5. Submit as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To let down; to lower.

  6. Submit as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To put or place under.

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