succumb to superior force

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• succumb — succumber, n. /seuh kum /, v.i. 1. to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair. 2. to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die. [1480 90; < L succumbere, equiv. to suc SUC + cumbere, transit. deriv. of cubare to lie, recline;… …   Universalium

• succumb — 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 …   From formal English to slang

• succumb — /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} …  

• succumb — intransitive verb Etymology: French & Latin; French succomber, from Latin succumbere, from sub + cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie Date: 1604 1. to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire < succumb to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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