succumb

[ suh-kuhm ]
/ səˈkʌm /

verb (used without object)

to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die.

Origin of succumb

1480–90; < Latin succumbere, equivalent to suc- suc- + -cumbere, transitive derivative of cubāre to lie, recline; cf. incumbent

SYNONYMS FOR succumb

1 submit, accede, surrender.

OTHER WORDS FROM succumb

suc·cumb·er, noun un·suc·cumb·ing, adjective

Words nearby succumb

succour, succuba, succubous, succubus, succulent, succumb, succursal, succus, succuss, succès d'estime, succès de scandale

British Dictionary definitions for succumber

succumb
/ (səˈkʌm) /

verb (intr often foll by to)

to give way in face of the overwhelming force (of) or desire (for)
to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old age, etc); die (of)

Derived forms of succumb

succumber, noun

Word Origin for succumb

C15: from Latin succumbere to be overcome, from sub- + -cumbere from cubāre to lie down