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Webster 1913 Edition


Succumb

Suc-cumb′

,
Verb.
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 calamities; to
succumb
to disease.

Webster 1828 Edition


Succumb

SUCCUMB'

,
Verb.
I.
[L. succumbo; sub and cumbo, cubo, to lie down.]
1.
To yield; to submit; as, to succumb to a foreign power.
2.
To yield; to sink unresistingly; as, to succumb under calamities.

Definition 2024


succumb

succumb

English

Verb

succumb (third-person singular simple present succumbs, present participle succumbing, simple past and past participle succumbed)

  1. (intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
    succumb to temptation
    succumb under misfortunes
    Thai culture as in many other Asian cultures, is succumbing to the influence of westernization.
    • 2011 December 21, Tom Rostance, “Fulham 0 - 5 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
      Jones was called into action to deny Ruiz with a fine tackle before succumbing to his injury.
  2. (intransitive) To give up, or give in.
  3. (intransitive) To die.
    succumb to pneumonia

Synonyms

  • (die): See also Wikisaurus:die

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