Succumb

verb

/səˈkʌm/

Word Frequency: 1.3

Definitions

1.verbTo yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.

"Thai culture as in many other Asian cultures, is succumbing to the influence of westernization."

2.verbTo give up, or give in.

3.verbTo die.

"succumb to pneumonia"

4.verbTo overwhelm or bring down.

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