Succumb
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 — 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 …
6succumb — *yield, submit, capitulate, relent, defer, bow, cave Analogous words: surrender, abandon, resign, *relinquish …
7succumb — [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… …
8succumb — ► 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 …
9succumb — 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) …
10succumb — [[t]səkʌ̱m[/t]] succumbs, succumbing, succumbed 1) VERB 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. [FORMAL] [V to n] Don t succumb to… …
