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   Suc·cumb

   /səˈkəm/

   

   verb

   • 1. fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force: "he has become the latest to succumb to the strain" Similar yieldgive ingive waysubmitsurrendercapitulatecave inbe overcome bybe overwhelmed bybe conquered bybe beaten byOpposite resistconquer
   • ▪ die from the effect of a disease or injury: "after a few blows there, the porcupine succumbs" Similar die fromdie ofpass away as a result ofbe a fatality ofcatchdevelopcontractpick upgetbecome infected withsuffer fromfall victim tofall ill withinformal:come/go down withOpposite withstand

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘bring low, overwhelm’): from Old French succomber or Latin succumbere, from sub- ‘under’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUCCUMB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SUCCUMB meaning: 1. to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat: 2. to die or suffer badly from…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of succumb. verb. give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure. synonyms: relent, soften, yield. see more. verb. consent reluctantly. synonyms: buckle, buckle under, give in, knuckle under, yield. see more. verb. be fatally overwhelmed. synonyms: yield. see more. Pronunciation. US. /səˈkʌm/ UK. /səˈkʌm/ Cite this entry.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUCCUMB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. verb. If you succumb to temptation or pressure, you do something that you want to do, or that other people want you to do, although you feel it might be wrong . [formal] Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one biscuit. [VERB + to] The Minister said his country would never succumb to pressure. [VERB + to]

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsuccumb verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of succumb verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in. See Synonyms at yield. 2. To die, especially from a disease or injury. [Middle English succomben, to bring down, from Old French succomber, from Latin succumbere, to lie under, yield : sub-, sub- + -cumbere, to lie down (as in accumbere, to lie down ).]

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSUCCUMB | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SUCCUMB definition: 1. to not be able to stop yourself doing something: 2. to die or suffer badly from an illness.

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   succumb meaning, definition, what is succumb: to stop opposing someone or something th...: Learn more.