Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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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