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succumb

Pronunciation: /səˈkʌm/

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Definition of succumb

verb

[no object]

fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force:we cannot merely give up and succumb to despair
die from the effect of a disease or injury: after a few blows there, the porcupine succumbs

Origin:

late 15th century (in the sense 'bring low, overwhelm'): from Old French succomber or Latin succumbere, from sub- 'under' + a verb related to cubare 'to lie'