Definitions for succumb
səˈkʌmsuc·cumb

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle underverb

   consent reluctantly

2. succumb, yieldverb

   be fatally overwhelmed

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. succumbverb

   To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.

2. succumbverb

   To give up, or give in.

3. Etymology: From succomber, from succumbere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Succumbverb

   To yield; to sink under any difficulty. Not in use, except among the Scotch.

   Etymology: succumbo, Latin; succomber, French.

   To their wills we must succumb,
   Quocunque trahunt, ’tis our doom. Hudibras.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. succumb

   To succumb means to fail to resist pressure, temptation, illness, or any kind of negative force. It can also refer to dying from a disease or injury. Essentially, it is yielding or giving in to something overpowering or unavoidable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Succumbverb

   to yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb under calamities; to succumb to disease

2. Etymology: [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See Incumbent, Cubit.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. Succumb

   suk-kum′, v.i. to lie down under: to sink under: to yield, to submit, to die. [L. sub, under, cumbĕre, to lie down.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of succumb in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of succumb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of succumb in a Sentence

1. Keith Mortman:

   For these patients who essentially present in progressive respiratory failure, the damage to the lungs is rapid and widespread( as evidenced in the VR video), unfortunately, once damaged to this degree, the lungs can take a long time to heal. For approximately 2-4 %( depending on which numbers you believe) of patients with Covid-19, the damage is irreversible and they will succumb to the disease.

2. Nathan M. Pusey:

   It is more difficult to maintain a realistic sense of human limitation. To refuse to become frustrated and angry, to analyze, to assess, to seek to understand and explain. To determine to be adult and fair. And, thus, to work patiently to improve while refusing to succumb to either cynicism and hopelessness. It is the long way around, but it is the civilized way, and the only way for those who have truly to understand the role of humane learning.

3. Adeyemi Okunowo:

   There are age-related medical complications that come with being pregnant at that age such as the baby being born preterm. She's lucky but many may succumb to other complications during or after having a baby.

4. Yang Moo-jin:

   North Korea also wanted to show to its people that it will not succumb to the U.S. pressure during talks.

5. Yang Moo-jin:

   The firing is a warning to the U.S. that if the U.S. keeps pressure and sanctions, the North will launch more powerful missiles, north Korea also wanted to show to its people that it will not succumb to the U.S. pressure during talks.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=succumb
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Succumb
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=succumb
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succumb
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=succumb