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.

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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Consent

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Numerology

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. 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.

2. Arun Sundararajan:

   If Lyft falls into the trap of trying to manage short-term earnings and expectations, it's probably going to also succumb to pressure to cut driver costs.

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. William Makepeace Thackeray:

   Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world always yields or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb.

5. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Only he qualifies to be an INDIVIDUAL, who has created an IMAGE for himself, in tune with his INTRINSIC NATURE, for majority only succumb to the human stupidity and perish!

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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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUCCUMB
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SUCCUMB