Apply vs. Submit — What's the Difference?

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In mathematics and computer science, apply is a function that applies a function to arguments. It is central to programming languages derived from lambda calculus, such as LISP and Scheme, and also in functional languages.
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Submit is an EP by the British band Pitchshifter, released on 23 March 1992 by Earache on LP, MC and CD.French black metal band Blut aus Nord covered "Bastardiser" for their EP Debemur Morti.
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Make a formal application or request
A number of people have applied to vote by proxy
You need to apply to the local authority for a grant
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To yield or surrender (oneself) to the will or authority of another.
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Be applicable or relevant
Normal rules apply
Prices do not apply to public holiday periods
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To subject to a condition or process
Submit a tissue sample to testing.
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Put or spread (a substance) on a surface
The sealer can be applied to new wood
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To present (something) to the consideration or judgment of another
We submitted our ideas to our supervisor.
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Give one's full attention to a task; work hard
For two years, she applied herself to her studies with dedication
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To offer as a proposition or contention
I submit that the terms are entirely unreasonable.
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To bring into contact with something; put on
Applied glue sparingly to the paper.
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To accept or give in to the authority, power, or will of another.
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To put to or adapt for a special use
Applies all her money to her mortgage.
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To allow oneself to be subjected to something
Submit to an interview.
Submit to drug testing.
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To put into action
Applied the brakes.
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(intransitive) To yield or give way to another.
They will not submit to the destruction of their rights.
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To engage (oneself) in a task with close attention or persistence
Applied myself to my studies.
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(transitive) To yield (something) to another, as when defeated.
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To be pertinent or relevant
A rule that applies to everyone.
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(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
I submit these plans for your approval.
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To request or seek assistance, employment, or admission
Applied for unemployment benefits.
Will apply to college next year.
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(transitive) To subject; to put through a process.
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(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
To apply cream to a rash
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To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.
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(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
To apply funds to the repayment of a debt
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To let down; to lower.
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(transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative
We need to apply the skills we've learned to solve this problem
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To put or place under.
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(transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention
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To let down; to lower.
Sometimes the hill submits itself a while.
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(transitive) To address; to refer; generally used reflexively.
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To put or place under.
The bristled throatOf the submitted sacrifice with ruthless steel he cut.
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(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.
Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.
Many of them don't know it, but almost a third of the inmates are eligible to apply for parole or work-release programs.
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To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; - often with the reflexive pronoun.
Ye ben submitted through your free assent.
The angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands.
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(intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.
That rule only applies to foreigners.
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To leave or commit to the discretion or judgment of another or others; to refer; as, to submit a controversy to arbitrators; to submit a question to the court; - often followed by a dependent proposition as the object.
Whether the condition of the clergy be able to bear a heavy burden, is submitted to the house.
We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never heard of the differential calculus.
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(obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
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To yield one's person to the power of another; to give up resistance; to surrender.
The revolted provinces presently submitted.
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(obsolete) To visit.
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To yield one's opinion to the opinion of authority of another; to be subject; to acquiesce.
To thy husband's willThine shall submit.
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Alternative spelling of appley
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To be submissive or resigned; to yield without murmuring.
Our religion requires from us . . . to submit to pain, disgrace, and even death.
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To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); - with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.
He said, and the sword his throat applied.
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Refer for judgment or consideration;
She submitted a proposal to the agency
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To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.
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Put before;
I submit to you that the accused is guilty
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To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.
Yet God at lastTo Satan, first in sin, his doom applied.
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Yield to the control of another
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To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
Apply thine heart unto instruction.
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Hand over formally
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To direct or address.
Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto.
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Refer to another person for decision or judgment;
She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
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To betake; to address; to refer; - used reflexively.
I applied myself to him for help.
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Submit or yield to another's wish or opinion;
The government bowed to the military pressure
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To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
She was skillful in applying his "humors."
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Accept or undergo, often unwillingly;
We took a pay cut
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To visit.
And he applied each place so fast.
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Make an application as for a job or funding;
We put in a grant to the NSF
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To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.
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Make over as a return;
They had to render the estate
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To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information.
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Accept as inevitable;
He resigned himself to his fate
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To ply; to move.
I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through the water.
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To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).
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Put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose;
Use your head!
We only use Spanish at home
I can't make use of this tool
Apply a magnetic field here
This thinking was applied to many projects
How do you utilize this tool?
I apply this rule to get good results
Use the plastic bags to store the food
He doesn't know how to use a computer
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Be pertinent or relevant or applicable;
The same laws apply to you!
This theory holds for all irrational numbers
The same rules go for everyone
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Ask (for something);
He applied for a leave of absence
She applied for college
Apply for a job
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Apply to a surface;
She applied paint to the back of the house
Put on make-up!
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Be applicable to; as to an analysis;
This theory lends itself well to our new data
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Give or convey physically;
She gave him First Aid
I gave him a punch in the nose
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Avail oneself to;
Apply a principle
Practice a religion
Use care when going down the stairs
Use your common sense
Practice non-violent resistance
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Ensure observance of laws and rules;
Apply the rules to everyone
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Refer (a word or name) to a person or thing;
He applied this racial slur to me!
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Apply oneself to;
Please apply yourself to your homework
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