The meaning of Succumb

Succumb – definition

verb
Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
Usage examples:
We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair
Synonims:
Yield Give in Give way Submit Surrender Capitulate Cave in Be overcome by Be overwhelmed by Be conquered by Be beaten by

Succumb translation into English

Succumb: translate from English into Chinese

屈服, 殒命, 殒, 殒灭

Succumb: translate from English into Dutch

Bezwijken, Zwichten

Succumb: translate from English into French

Succomber, Mourir

Succumb: translate from English into German

Erliegen, Unterliegen, Sich beugen

Succumb: translate from English into Hindi

शिकार, मर जाना, मृत्यु को प्राप्त होना, मान जाना, अधीन होना, वशीभूत होना, दबना, सिर झुकाना

Succumb: translate from English into Italian

Soccombere, Cedere

Succumb: translate from English into Korean

굴복하다

Succumb: translate from English into Russian

Поддаваться, Уступить, Умереть, Стать жертвой

Succumb: translate from English into Spanish

Sucumbir

Word 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’.

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Succumb – similar words

succumbed

verb
Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
Usage examples:
We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair

verb
Past simple and past participle of succumb
Usage examples:
The town finally succumbed last week after being pounded with heavy artillery for more than two mon…

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Succumb synonims

capitulate

verb
Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield.
Usage examples:
The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces

verb
To accept defeat, or to give up or give in
Usage examples:
I capitulated and let my daughter go with her friends., [ c ] this was not a capitulation but an ag…

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give in

phrasal verb
Consent reluctantly

phrasal verb
To finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing
Usage examples:
If you want them to give in you'll have to offer them more than that., after months of resisting th…

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submit

verb
Accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.
Usage examples:
The original settlers were forced to submit to bulgarian rule

verb
Yield to the control of another

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surrender

verb
Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.
Usage examples:
Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun
The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.
Usage examples:
The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

verb
Relinquish possession or control over

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yield

verb
Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).
Usage examples:
The land yields grapes and tobacco

noun
An amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product.
Usage examples:
The milk yield was poor

verb
Give or supply

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