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   succumb

   /səˈkʌm/

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   • 1. fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force: "we cannot merely give up and succumb to despair" 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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   Where did the word succumb come from?

   • If the idea of someone succumbing brings to mind the image of a person lying down before more powerful forces, you have an excellent grasp of the Latin that gave English succumb. Succumb derives from the French word succomber, which is itself from the Latin word succumbere, meaning "to fall down" or "to yield."

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   What does it mean if you succumb to cancer?

   • Use the verb succumb to say that someone yields to something they've tried to fight off, such as despair, temptation, disease or injury. If you succumb to cancer, it means you die of it. From this sentence you can see that this verb is usually followed by the preposition to.

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   What does succumb mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. SUCCUMB definition: 1. to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat: 2. to die or suffer badly from…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you succumb to pressure?

   • 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. He would never succumb to pressure. 2 meanings: 1. to give way in face of the overwhelming force (of) or desire (for) 2. to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does it mean if a town succumbed?

   • [intransitive] to not be able to fight an attack, a temptation, etc. The town succumbed after a short siege. They were all offered bribes and some of them succumbed. succumb to something He finally succumbed to Lucy's charms and agreed to her request. She succumbed to the temptation of another drink. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What does succumb to despair mean?

   • to succumb to despair. to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die. “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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   SUCCUMB definition: 1. to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat: 2. to die or suffer badly from…. Learn more.

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     SUCCUMB meaning: 1. to lose the determination to oppose...

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     SUCCUMB definicja: 1. to lose the determination to oppose...

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     SUCCUMB translate: 屈從，屈服；放棄抵抗；承認失敗, 病死;生病;受病痛折磨. Learn more...

   • Succumb: French Translation

     SUCCUMB translate: succomber (à). Learn more in the...

   • Succumb: Polish Translation

     SUCCUMB translate: ulegać, ulegać, ulegać. Learn more in the...

   • Succumb: German Translation

     SUCCUMB translate: erliegen. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Succumb: Indonesian Translation

     succumb translate: tunduk. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Succumb means to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire, or to be brought to an end by the effect of destructive or disruptive forces. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of succumb from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Succumb means to give way to temptation, pressure, or illness, or to die from them. Learn the pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of succumb with sentences from The Guardian and other sources.

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   Succumb means to give way to superior force or yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc. It comes from Latin succumbere, meaning to lie down. See synonyms, example sentences and word history of succumb.

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   Succumb means to lose the determination to oppose something, or to accept defeat, or to die or suffer badly from an illness. Learn how to use this formal verb with examples, synonyms and related words from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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    Use the verb succumb to say that someone yields to something they've tried to fight off, such as despair, temptation, disease or injury.