bow down to

Related

genuflect · humble · obey · grovel · kowtow · curtsy · venerate · homage · surrender · yield · defer · adore · serve · salaam · bend · lower · respect · throne

Opposites
submission vs. dominance

bow down todominate

Control through superior strength

lord over · tower over · rule over · command · subjugate

reverence vs. disrespect

bow down tospit on

Expel saliva toward

disrespect · scorn · disdain · look down on · mock

compliance vs. resistance

bow down todefy

Resist or challenge openly

resist · stand up to · oppose · disobey · challenge

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