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