Reason
Reason verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
Usage example: he tried to reason that no one in their right mind would buy his brother's old video games, but they were put on the online auction anyway
Submit and reason are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Submit" instead a verb "Reason".
Submit
Submit verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Amadeus wins, in a way - DuPree fails to account for the fact that Amadeus has no reason to even stick around, so he leaves rather than submit to any more mind games.
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Mandatory Motherhood: Ysabo is told the reason she must submit to the Arranged Marriage is to have a child; her mother and grandmother are baffled by her resistance, since she must have one.
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More or less the reason his marriage to Gelhorn dissolves; he expected her to submit to him and cater to his needs as his previous (and future) wives did, and she wouldn't have it.
Source: Film / Hemingway And Gellhorn
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