succumb

verb

suc·cumb sə-ˈkəm How to pronounce succumb (audio)

succumbed; succumbing; succumbs

intransitive verb

: to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire

succumb to temptation

: to be brought to an end (such as death) by the effect of destructive or disruptive forces

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If the idea of someone succumbing brings to mind the image of a person lying down before more powerful forces, you have an excellent grasp of the Latin that gave English succumb. Succumb derives from the French word succomber, which is itself from the Latin word succumbere, meaning "to fall down" or "to yield." Succumbere was formed by combining sub-, meaning "under," with -cumbere, meaning "to lie down." The earliest application of succumb in the late 15th century was as a transitive verb meaning "to bring down" or "to overwhelm," but this sense is now obsolete. The current sense of "to yield" first appeared in print in the early 17th century; the more specific use—yielding to a disease or other destructive force—followed decades later.

Example Sentences

Lepanto occupies a curious military fault line between ancient and modern. It was fought with galleys almost identical to those that had clashed in this same gulf sixteen centuries before, when the ships of Antony and Cleopatra succumbed to those of Octavian at the Battle of Actium.

Colin Thubron, New York Times Book Review, 9 Apr. 2009 Last spring, the Knight Ridder chain succumbed to pressure from its largest private investor and sold off its entire lineup of 32 papers to the McClatchy Co. for more than $4 billion.

Eric Klinenberg, Mother Jones, March/April 2007 Yet after Paul died in 1978 and his successor John Paul I succumbed to a heart attack only 34 days into his papacy, Wojyla was so oblivious to his impending fate that he spent the first day of the new papal conclave nonchalantly browsing through a quarterly review of Marxist theory.

David Van Biema, Time, 11 Apr. 2005 Interviews with cadets, police officers and investigators trying to crack down on crime inside Mexico City's 80,000-officer force revealed that even the most earnest cops often succumb to the temptations that are both plentiful and low risk.

Alan Zarembo, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2000 They will pressure you, and you must try not to succumb. he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair See More

Recent Examples on the Web Academics who succumb to the sugar rush of activism lose their sense of balance.

Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 As Evans has worked with the items, he's thought often of the people who owned them, the people who had been on their way to New York from San Francisco only to succumb to a storm 500 nautical miles short of their destination.

Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 Rookie Riley Greene was called out on strikes, but the Tigers didn't succumb to the two-out pressure.

Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2022 His message, in effect, was: Don't succumb to the sky-is-falling style of news coverage that is so commonplace at the moment.

Brian Stelter, CNN, 2 Dec. 2021 Don’t give up hope and don’t succumb to the stress.

Essence, 14 Sep. 2021 These sheets were moderately breathable, and didn’t succumb to wear and tear after washing them.

Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 And part of it seemed to be an excuse to force Barnett to get out of her head occasionally, and not fully succumb to the demons nagging at the back of her brain.

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2022 There’s intrigue upstairs and down: Will Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) be loyal to her absentee husband or succumb to the attentions of a flirty swain?

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 May 2022 See More

succumbs

verb

present tense third-person singular of succumb

as in submits

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

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submits
concedes
surrenders
capitulates
bows
budges
yields
relents
quits
blinks
acquiesces
gives in
says uncle
knuckles under
defers
throws in the sponge
throws in the towel

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

resists
contends
confronts
meets
opposes
fights
defies
faces
counters
repels
breasts
withstands
objects
holds off
combats
thwarts
battles

as in surrenders

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) refused to succumb to her fears and defiantly walked through the dark cemetery

Synonyms & Similar Words

submits
surrenders
yields
bows
indulges
gives in
gratifies
wallows
caves (in)
knuckles under
caters (to)
buckles (under)
concedes (to)
acquiesces (to)
gives over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

resists
confronts
meets
opposes
defies
faces
counters
repels
withstands
fights
breasts
combats
rejects
objects
thwarts
holds off
inhibits
battles
restrains
constrains
stifles
curbs
checks
bridles

as in dies

to stop living the patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

dies
falls
perishes
departs
disappears
goes
expires
ends
fades
exits
croaks
flatlines
drops
deceases
passes away
pops off
buys it
kicks off
snuffs it
demises
checks out
steps out
fails
kicks in
pegs out
parts
kicks the bucket
passes (on)
consumes
gives up the ghost
buys the farm
bites the dust
conks (out)
predeceases
dries up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

breathes
revives
lingers
lives
subsists
exists
is
thrives
prospers
flourishes
comes to

as in capitulates

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the doctor worked tirelessly until finally he, too, succumbed to the fever

Synonyms & Similar Words

surrenders
capitulates
submits
falls
collapses
relinquishes
knuckles under
loses
gives up
concedes
bows
fails
buckles
gives (in)
hands over
folds
caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stands
endures
resists
opposes
defies
overcomes
fights
wins
withstands
prevails
beats
repels
conquers
bucks
triumphs

单词	succumbs
释义	succumb verb suc·cumb sə-ˈkəm succumbed; succumbing; succumbs intransitive verb 1 : to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire succumb to temptation 2 : to be brought to an end (such as death) by the effect of destructive or disruptive forces Did you know? If the idea of someone succumbing brings to mind the image of a person lying down before more powerful forces, you have an excellent grasp of the Latin that gave English succumb. Succumb derives from the French word succomber, which is itself from the Latin word succumbere, meaning "to fall down" or "to yield." Succumbere was formed by combining sub-, meaning "under," with -cumbere, meaning "to lie down." The earliest application of succumb in the late 15th century was as a transitive verb meaning "to bring down" or "to overwhelm," but this sense is now obsolete. The current sense of "to yield" first appeared in print in the early 17th century; the more specific use—yielding to a disease or other destructive force—followed decades later. Synonyms blink bow budge capitulate concede give in knuckle under quit relent submit surrender yield See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Lepanto occupies a curious military fault line between ancient and modern. It was fought with galleys almost identical to those that had clashed in this same gulf sixteen centuries before, when the ships of Antony and Cleopatra succumbed to those of Octavian at the Battle of Actium. Colin Thubron, New York Times Book Review, 9 Apr. 2009 Last spring, the Knight Ridder chain succumbed to pressure from its largest private investor and sold off its entire lineup of 32 papers to the McClatchy Co. for more than $4 billion. Eric Klinenberg, Mother Jones, March/April 2007 Yet after Paul died in 1978 and his successor John Paul I succumbed to a heart attack only 34 days into his papacy, Wojyla was so oblivious to his impending fate that he spent the first day of the new papal conclave nonchalantly browsing through a quarterly review of Marxist theory. David Van Biema, Time, 11 Apr. 2005 Interviews with cadets, police officers and investigators trying to crack down on crime inside Mexico City's 80,000-officer force revealed that even the most earnest cops often succumb to the temptations that are both plentiful and low risk. Alan Zarembo, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2000 They will pressure you, and you must try not to succumb. he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair See More Recent Examples on the Web Academics who succumb to the sugar rush of activism lose their sense of balance. Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 As Evans has worked with the items, he's thought often of the people who owned them, the people who had been on their way to New York from San Francisco only to succumb to a storm 500 nautical miles short of their destination. Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 Rookie Riley Greene was called out on strikes, but the Tigers didn't succumb to the two-out pressure. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2022 His message, in effect, was: Don't succumb to the sky-is-falling style of news coverage that is so commonplace at the moment. Brian Stelter, CNN, 2 Dec. 2021 Don’t give up hope and don’t succumb to the stress. Essence, 14 Sep. 2021 These sheets were moderately breathable, and didn’t succumb to wear and tear after washing them. Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 And part of it seemed to be an excuse to force Barnett to get out of her head occasionally, and not fully succumb to the demons nagging at the back of her brain. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2022 There’s intrigue upstairs and down: Will Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) be loyal to her absentee husband or succumb to the attentions of a flirty swain? Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology French & Latin; French succomber, from Latin succumbere, from sub- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie First Known Use 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition succumb verb suc·cumb sə-ˈkəm succumbed; succumbing 1 : to yield to force or pressure Don't succumb to temptation. 2 : die entry 1 sense 1 succumbs verb present tense third-person singular of succumb 1 as in submits to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance submits concedes surrenders capitulates bows budges yields relents quits blinks acquiesces gives in says uncle knuckles under defers throws in the sponge throws in the towel Antonyms & Near Antonyms resists contends confronts meets opposes fights defies faces counters repels breasts withstands objects holds off combats thwarts battles See More 2 as in surrenders to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) refused to succumb to her fears and defiantly walked through the dark cemetery Synonyms & Similar Words submits surrenders yields bows indulges gives in gratifies wallows caves (in) knuckles under caters (to) buckles (under) concedes (to) acquiesces (to) gives over (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms resists confronts meets opposes defies faces counters repels withstands fights breasts combats rejects objects thwarts holds off inhibits battles restrains constrains stifles curbs checks bridles See More 3 as in dies to stop living the patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes Synonyms & Similar Words dies falls perishes departs disappears goes expires ends fades exits croaks flatlines drops deceases passes away pops off buys it kicks off snuffs it demises checks out steps out fails kicks in pegs out parts kicks the bucket passes (on) consumes gives up the ghost buys the farm bites the dust conks (out) predeceases dries up Antonyms & Near Antonyms breathes revives lingers lives subsists exists is thrives prospers flourishes comes to See More 4 as in capitulates to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the doctor worked tirelessly until finally he, too, succumbed to the fever Synonyms & Similar Words surrenders capitulates submits falls collapses relinquishes knuckles under loses gives up concedes bows fails buckles gives (in) hands over folds caves (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stands endures resists opposes defies overcomes fights wins withstands prevails beats repels conquers bucks triumphs See More
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