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- [suh-kuhm]
- /səˈkʌm/
- /səˈkʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-kuhm]
- /səˈkʌm/
Definitions of succumb word
- verb without object succumb to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair. 1
- verb without object succumb to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die. 1
- verb succumb If you succumb to temptation or pressure, you do something that you want to do, or that other people want you to do, although you feel it might be wrong. 0
- verb succumb If you succumb to an illness, you become affected by it or die from it. 0
- verb succumb to give way in face of the overwhelming force (of) or desire (for) 0
- verb succumb to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old age, etc); die (of) 0
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Origin of succumb
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; < Latin succumbere, equivalent to suc- suc- + -cumbere, transitive derivative of cubāre to lie, recline; cf. incumbent
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Parts of speech for Succumb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
succumb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
succumb usage trend in Literature
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verb succumb
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- belly up — If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts.
- bemean — to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- bite the dust — to fail completely or cease to exist
Antonyms for succumb
verb succumb
- conquer — If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
- creamed — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- get the better of — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- endure — Suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently.
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