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