succumb

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /səˈkʌm/ See IPA manual

Freq #21295

Meanings

1

verb
To give in to something you cannot resist, such as pressure, temptation, or desire.

After hours of arguing, she finally succumbed to their demands.
2

verb
To die from an illness or injury.

He fought the disease for years before he finally succumbed.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to give in to something you... yield

2 verb · to die from an illness or... yield

Word family

Forms succumbedsuccumbingsuccumbs

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- Proto-Italic *kumbō Latin *cumbō Latin succumbere Old French succomberbor. English succumb From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

*ḱewb- Proto-Indo-European succomber Old French succumbō Latin

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# succumb

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /səˈkʌm/
**Frequency rank:** 21295

## Meanings
1. To give in to something you cannot resist, such as pressure, temptation, or desire.
2. To die from an illness or injury.

## Examples
- After hours of arguing, she finally succumbed to their demands.
- He fought the disease for years before he finally succumbed.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱewb-
- Root: succomber
- Root: succumbō

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- Proto-Italic *kumbō Latin *cumbō Latin succumbere Old French succomberbor. English succumb From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

## AI Etymology
Succumb is from Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō. The historical chain records Proto-Indo-European *upó, Proto-Italic *supo, Latin sub, Latin sub-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-, Proto-Italic *kumbō, Latin *cumbō, Latin succumbere, Old French succomber, and English succumb. Important recorded forms include *ḱewb- (Proto-Indo-European), succomber (Old French), and succumbō (Latin). Current senses include to give in to something you cannot resist, such as pressure, temptation, or desire and to die from an illness or injury.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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