| verb | yield to another's wish or opinion “The government bowed to the military pressure” |
| verb | take on duties or office “accede to the throne” |
| verb | to agree or express agreement “The Maestro assented to the request for an encore” |
| submissive | adjective | inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |
| submission | noun | the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else |
| submitter | noun | someone who yields to the will of another person or force |
| deferent | adjective | showing deference |
| deference | noun | courteous regard for people's feelings |
| accession | noun | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) |
| assentient | adjective | expressing agreement or consent |
| assent | noun | agreement with a statement or proposal to do something |
| assenter | noun | a person who assents |
| acquiescent | adjective | willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest |
| acquiescence | noun | acceptance without protest |