SUCCUMB

yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under

(verb) consent reluctantly

succumb, yield

(verb) be fatally overwhelmed

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

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

(intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.

(intransitive) To give up, or give in.

(intransitive) To die.

(transitive) To overwhelm or bring down.

Synonyms

• (die): See also die

Source: Wiktionary

Suc*cumb", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Succumbing.] Etym: [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See Incumbent, Cubit.]

Definition: To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb under calamities; to succumb to disease.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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