succumb

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /səˈkʌm/

Verb

succumb (succumbs, present participle succumbing; past and past participle succumbed)

1. (intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.

   succumb to temptation

   succumb under misfortunes

   Thai culture as in many other Asian cultures, is succumbing to the influence of westernization.

2. (intransitive) To give up, or give in.
3. (intransitive) To die.

   succumb to pneumonia

4. (transitive) To overwhelm or bring down.

Synonyms

• (die) See also Thesaurus:die

Translations

• French: succomber
• German: erliegen, nachgeben
• Portuguese: sucumbir
• Russian: уступа́ть
• Spanish: sucumbir

Translations

• French: succomber
• German: unterwerfen, nachgeben, sich ergeben
• Italian: soccombere, arrendersi
• Portuguese: sucumbir, desistir
• Russian: уступа́ть
• Spanish: rendirse, ceder, someterse

Translations

• French: succomber
• German: sterben, erliegen
• Italian: soccombere
• Portuguese: sucumbir, morrer
• Russian: умирать
• Spanish: morir, sucumbir

Translations

• German: überwältigen, unterwerfen

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