Bow
Bow verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Usage example: finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit
Defer is a synonym for bow in submit topic. In some cases you can use "Defer" instead a verb "Bow", when it comes to topics like give in, surrender, precede. popular alternative
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Defer and Bow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bow/defer
Bow & Defer. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bow/defer>.
Defer or Bow. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bow/defer.
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