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succumb

[ suh-kuhm ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to give way to superior force; yield:

    to succumb to despair.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die.


succumb

/ əˈʌ /

verb

  1. to give way in face of the overwhelming force (of) or desire (for)
  2. to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old age, etc); die (of)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܳˈܳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܳ·ܳİ noun
  • ܲȴܳ·ܳiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of succumb1

First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin succumbere, from suc- suc- + -cumbere (derivative of ܲ “to lie down, recline”); incumbent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of succumb1

C15: from Latin succumbere to be overcome, from sub- + -cumbere from ܲ to lie down
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Burns tried to rectify this but succumbed to sentimentality, as foreign affairs columnist Patrick Lawrence explained in his 2017 rejoinder to the series and, well, my impression of it:

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The Dodgers never drummed up run support for their ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, succumbing to a shutout for the second time and falling into a three-game losing streak for the first time since last August.

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At the whims of his grief, Cronenberg succumbs to feeling, resisting the popular urge to mold grief into an allegory for horror.

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Ms Swinhoe said the key was to educate people "that anything can happen", adding: "Even if it's a warm day you can still succumb to hypothermia."

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The clash of perspective enlivens the drama by clarifying the thematic questioning holding “Cordially” together — how can human beings process the scale of destruction around them without succumbing to feelings of futility.

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