verb
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to give way in face of the overwhelming force (of) or desire (for)
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to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old age, etc); die (of)
Other Word Forms
- succumber noun
- unsuccumbing adjective
Etymology
Origin of succumb
First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin succumbere, from suc- suc- + -cumbere (derivative of cubāre “to lie down, recline”); incumbent
Example Sentences
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Consumer sentiment about today’s top brands could keep them from succumbing to AI-driven disruption, much as Swiss luxury watchmakers survived the advent of cheaper mass-market competitors.
From Barron's
Consumer sentiment about today’s top brands could keep them from succumbing to AI-driven disruption, much as Swiss luxury watchmakers survived the advent of cheaper mass-market competitors.
From Barron's
One of my mom group chats recently turned to strength training, and I copped to finally succumbing to peer pressure and buying weights on Amazon—5 pounders, to be exact.
Soon “the spaceship is forced to land on a distant planet, and Rodolfo’s hallucinations grow increasingly intense until he finally succumbs to oxygen deprivation.”
But instead of succumbing to the pressure, she lets it motivate her.
From Los Angeles Times
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