succumb
21succumb — 1. to die Literally, to give way to anything, and usually of natural death: Hibbert... succumbed to a heart attack at his desk. (Condon, 1966) 2. to copulate outside marriage Another form of giving way, or something, by either sex …
22succumb to — fail to resist (pressure, temptation, etc.). → succumb …
23succumb — verb 1》 (often succumb to) fail to resist (pressure, temptation, etc.). 2》 die from the effect of a disease or injury. Origin C15 (in the sense bring low, overwhelm ): from OFr. succomber or L. succumbere, from sub under + a verb related to… …
24succumb to death — index die Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
25succumb — verb /ˌsəˈkʌm/ a) to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire b) to give up, or give in …
26succumb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. give in, yield, submit, surrender, assent; die, expire, give up the ghost. See weakness, submission, failure, death. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To yield] Syn. submit, surrender, accede; see yield 1 . 2.… …
27succumb — [15] Someone who succumbs to something is etymologically ‘lying down under’ it. The word comes via Old French succomber from Latin succumbere, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘under’ and cumbere ‘lie’. This verbal element also produced …
28succumb — suc·cumb || sÉ™ kÊŒm v. give in, surrender, yield, submit; die …
29succumb — v. n. Yield, submit, surrender, capitulate, give in, give way …
30succumb — verb 1) she succumbed to temptation Syn: yield, give in/way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in Ant: resist 2) he succumbed to the disease Syn: die from/of; …
