Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in. synonym: yield.
- intransitive verb To die, especially from a disease or injury.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sink or give way under pressure or superior force; be defeated; yield; submit; hence, to die.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
yield to anoverpowering force oroverwhelming desire . - verb intransitive To
give up , orgive in . - verb intransitive To
die .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be fatally overwhelmed
- verb consent reluctantly
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The family agreed to undergo testing to aid the research and though the names of family members who will succumb is known in the laboratories the family agreed they didn't want to be told.
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The family agreed to undergo testing to aid the research and though the names of family members who will succumb is known in the laboratories the family agreed they didn't want to be told.
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The family agreed to undergo testing to aid the research and though the names of family members who will succumb is known in the laboratories the family agreed they didn't want to be told.
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There are certain combats in which to be the one to succumb is to claim the honours; -- and that is what women will not learn.
The Egoist George Meredith 1868
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There are certain combats in which to be the one to succumb is to claim the honours; -- and that is what women will not learn.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Julian Bennett the latest to succumb, which isn't ideal as we only have shuffling or reserve options to cover him.
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Julian Bennett the latest to succumb, which isn't ideal as we only have shuffling or reserve options to cover him.
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HOLMES: You're telling me that they kind of succumb to PR pressure?
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Perhaps the use of the word "succumb" may be more appropriate in my case and sex workers 'as well.
grrl talk 2005
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Mugabe vowed he would not "succumb" to pressure to enter into dialogue with the MDC.
sonofgroucho commented on the word succumb
If you can't beat 'um, succumb!
October 6, 2007
Kristianto2010 commented on the word succumb
When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.
December 21, 2010