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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)
Other 51Թ Forms
- succumber noun
- unsuccumbing adjective
- ܳˈܳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of succumb1
Example Sentences
So nothing is a failure until I succumb to that.
It was an effort to get rid of her bountiful supply of courgettes before they succumbed to spoilage.
One is the practicality of the measure, which in theory is being dealt with by the EU but is succumbing to endless procrastination.
"He succumbed to temptation and a catastrophic error of judgement."
A minke whale in Long Beach Harbor and a gray whale that stranded in Huntington Beach also succumbed to the outbreak.
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