Succumb Definition

sə-kŭm
succumbed, succumbing, succumbs
verb
succumbed, succumbing, succumbs
To give way (to); yield; submit.
To succumb to persuasion.
Webster's New World
To die.
Half the population of the town succumbed to the plague.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Succumb

  • Middle English succomben to bring down from Old French succomber from Latin succumbere to lie under, yield sub- sub- -cumbere to lie down (as in accumbere to lie down)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbere, present active infinitive of succumbō.

    From Wiktionary

Succumb Sentence Examples

  • Even good leaders eventually succumb to the pressure of the ruling class.

  • How could I go on believing no one would succumb to such temptation?

  • Do not succumb to peer pressure to drink too much.

  • It is probable that the carbon monoxide seriously affects the general health and vitality of the men, and renders them more likely to succumb to phthisis.

  • The old tendency illustrated by the outcome of the revolutionary movements of 1848 was once more in evidence - the tendency of merely artificial theories of democratic liberty to succumb to the immemorial instinct of race and race ascendancy.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUC

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BMBUMB

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