succumbverb [ I ]
uk/səˈkʌm/us/səˈkʌm/formalC2 to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat:
The town finally succumbed last week after being pounded with heavy artillery for more than two months.
I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.
I felt sure it would only be a matter of time before he succumbed to my charms.
C2 to die or suffer badly from an illness:
Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Losing and being defeated
- battering
- capitulate
- defeat
- downfall
- drubbing
- fallen
- give
- give in
- go
- go down
- knuckle under
- leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs idiom
- lose
- say
- squeaker
- tail
- throw
- throw in the towel idiom 1
- tie
- you win! idiom
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