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succumb
Definitions
(Verb) Give in toto give in to
Usage: Do we succumb to the hype?
to give in
when you yield too
(Verb) lose the battle
Usage: A family member of the undersigned, after a prolonged and debilitating illness appears to be succumbing to that illness, and death is reported to be imminent.
(Verb) overwhelmed, overrun, give up
Usage: He succumbed to his exhaustion
(Verb) to give in to something
Usage: i succumbed too
(Verb) to die from a disease; to fail to overpower something that has attacked
Usage: She succumbed to the cancer after a long fight.
(Verb) to be overcome
(Verb) give in to reluctantly
Usage: We will have to succumb to that decision - or - We will have to give in to that decision.
to fall to the ravages of illness
Usage: She has finally succumbed.
(Noun) To submit to an opposing force; to fall back; to give way
Usage: With each tidal wave, it was becoming more apparent that the building would soon succumb to the force of the raging water.
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