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succumb
[ suh-kuhm ]
verb (used without object)
- to give way to superior force; yield:
to succumb to despair.
Synonyms: , ,
- to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die.
succumb
/ əˈʌ /
verb
- to give way in face of the overwhelming force (of) or desire (for)
- to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old age, etc); die (of)
Derived Forms
- ܳˈܳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܳ·ܳİ noun
- ܲȴܳ·ܳiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of succumb1
Example Sentences
Girl succumbs to her temptations while walking through the aisles.
At some point in the future, historians, political scientists, journalists and other experts will convene to discuss and debate the Age of Trump and how the “world’s greatest democracy” succumbed to autocracy and authoritarianism.
Besides the higher number of sick sea lions taken in by the center overall, more male sea lions are succumbing to domoic acid poisoning compared with two years ago, Warner said.
He said he also said he believed Disney had "succumb to peer pressure on political correctness, which has now given top dwarf actors less work".
Jeanine doesn’t succumb to her trauma, but challenges its hold over her.
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