succumb
31succumb — v 1. yield, give way, submit, give in, admit, concede; surrender, give up, capitulate, admit defeat, cry or say uncle, throw in the towel or sponge, lay down one s arms, strike one s colors; draw in one s horns, put one s tail between one s legs …
32succumb — suc·cumb …
33succumb — verb 1) she finally succumbed to temptation Syn: yield, give in/way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in 2) he succumbed to the disease Syn: die from/of • Ant: resist …
34succumb — [səˈkʌm] verb [I] formal 1) to lose your ability to fight against someone or something 2) to become very ill, or to die from a disease …
35succumb — suc•cumb [[t]səˈkʌm[/t]] v. i. 1) to give way to superior force; yield 2) med to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die • Etymology: 1480–90; < L succumbere=suc suc + cumbere, transit. der. of cubāre to lie, recline; cf. incumbent …
36succumb — /səˈkʌm / (say suh kum) verb (i) 1. to give way to superior force; yield. 2. to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die. {late Middle English, from Latin succumbere} …
37succumb — [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 …
38succumb — v.intr. (usu. foll. by to) 1 be forced to give way; be overcome (succumbed to temptation). 2 be overcome by death (succumbed to his injuries). Etymology: ME f. OF succomber or L succumbere (as SUB , cumbere lie) …
39succumb to a disease — die from a disease, become a victim of a disease …
40succumb to temptation — be seduced, be enticed …
