succumb
verb (used without object)
to give way to superior force; yield.
succumbed
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past participleof succumb.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof succumb.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
succumbverb (used without object)to give way to superior force; yield.
Example Sentences
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That puts you in an enviable position, someone with a level head who has never, or rarely, succumbed to temptation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Yes, bears: crypto slang for people who think the price of Bitcoin is going to fall or who have in some other way succumbed to crypto pessimism.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Some trees succumbed to insects after being weakened by drought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Where Parker was the jazz-saxophone genius who succumbed to his excesses, Coltrane transcended his.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In fact they sent two ambulances, a second in case the first succumbed to the storm.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
