succumb

[ suh-kuhm ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.

  2. to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die.

Origin of succumb

1
First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin succumbere, from suc- suc- + -cumbere (derivative of cubāre “to lie down, recline”); cf. incumbent

Other words for succumb

Other words from succumb

  • suc·cumb·er, noun
  • un·suc·cumb·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for succumb

succumb

/ (səˈkʌm) /


verb(intr often foll by to)
  1. to give way in face of the overwhelming force (of) or desire (for)

  2. to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old age, etc); die (of)

Origin of succumb

1
C15: from Latin succumbere to be overcome, from sub- + -cumbere from cubāre to lie down

Derived forms of succumb

  • succumber, noun

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