succumb.
To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
Meaning & usage
To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
succumb to temptation
succumb under misfortunes
To give up, or give in.
To die.
succumb to pneumonia
To overwhelm or bring down.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-der. Proto-Italic *kumbō Latin *cumbō Latin succumbere Old French succomberbor. English succumb From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.
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