succumb

Meaning

  1. To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
  2. To give up, or give in.
  3. To die.
  4. To overwhelm or bring down.

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21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səˈkʌm/
Etymology

From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

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