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succumb
/ səˈkʌm /
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)
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Derived Forms
- sucˈcumber, noun
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Other Words From
- suc·cumber noun
- unsuc·cumbing adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of succumb1
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Example Sentences
Salia was the third patient to be treated in Nebraska, but the first to succumb to the disease.
Because we are surrounded by a world that demands we submit, succumb, and believe in nothing.
In the 21st century, however, we suppress the magic of it and succumb to the fear of it.
We've already seen Don resist temptation, and succumb to it, and resist it again.
Depending on the strain, anywhere from 50% to 90% of patients succumb within two weeks of infection.
And yet we must go on in one direction or the other or else succumb to sheer lassitude and overpowering drowsiness.
In short, was she or was she not the sort of woman to succumb to his attack?
The people of the expedition must either conquer or succumb.
By the time we had begun our examination Mary began to succumb to her mother's suggestions, and began to feel a trifle indisposed.
In the fort of Attock, Captain Herbert held out for a while, but in the end was forced to succumb.
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