succumb

//səˈkʌm//
C1Frequency Level 10Formal
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Verb

succumbInfinitive
succumbPresent tense
succumbedPast tense
succumbedPast participle
succumbingPresent participle
succumbsThird-person singular
1

To fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force; to yield or give in.

She tried to stay on her diet, but eventually succumbed to the temptation of chocolate cake.

2

To die from the effect of a disease or injury.

The patient succumbed to his injuries after the accident.

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