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1Succumb — Suc*cumb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succumbing}.] [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incumbent}, {Cubit}.] To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb under… …
2succumb — [sə kum′] vi. [L succumbere < sub ,SUB + cumbere, nasalized form of cubare, to lie: see CUBE1] 1. to give way (to); yield; submit [to succumb to persuasion] 2. to die [to succumb to a plague] SYN. YIELD …
3succumb — UK US /səˈkʌm/ verb [I] FORMAL ► to lose the determination to oppose something, or to accept defeat: succumb to sth »The company succumbed to a $41bn bid from its arch rival …
4succumb — I verb accede, acquiesce, be defeated, bend, bow, break down, capitulate, cave in, cease, collapse, come to naught, come to terms, comply, concede, die, droop, drop, end, expire, fail, fall, flag, give in, give way, go down, go under, knuckle… …
5succumb to death — index die Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6succumb — late 15c., from M.Fr. succomber, from L. succumbere submit, sink down, lie under, from sub down (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + cumbere take a reclining position, related to cubare lie down (see CUBICLE (Cf. cubicle)). Originally transitive; sense of …
7succumb — *yield, submit, capitulate, relent, defer, bow, cave Analogous words: surrender, abandon, resign, *relinquish …
8succumb — [v] die or surrender accede, bow, break down, buckle, capitulate, cave, cave in*, cease, collapse, croak, decease, defer, demise, depart, drop, eat crow*, expire, fall, fall victim to, flake out*, fold, give in, give in to, give out, give up the… …
9succumb — ► VERB 1) fail to resist (pressure, temptation, etc.). 2) die from the effect of a disease or injury. ORIGIN Latin succumbere, from sub under + a verb related to cubare to lie …
10succumb — v. (D; intr.) to succumb to (to succumb to smb. s urging; to succumb to a disease) * * * [sə kʌm] (D; intr.) to succumb to (to succumb to smb. s urging; to succumb to a disease) …