He finally succumbed to his pneumonia.
•She did not succumb to the disease until she was very old.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
succumb — UK US /səˈkʌm/ verb [I] FORMAL ► to lose the determination to oppose something, or to accept defeat: succumb to sth »The company succumbed to a $41bn bid from its arch rival … Financial and business terms
Succumb — To lose the will to oppose something or to give up and accept something that you first opposed. In the context of illness, to succumb to an illness is to stop opposing it, to no longer battle it, but to die from it. Succumbing, like passing, has… … Medical dictionary
succumb — [[t]səkʌ̱m[/t]] succumbs, succumbing, succumbed 1) VERB 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. [FORMAL] [V to n] Don t succumb to… … English dictionary
succumb — UK [səˈkʌm] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms succumb : present tense I/you/we/they succumb he/she/it succumbs present participle succumbing past tense succumbed past participle succumbed formal 1) to lose your ability to fight against someone… … English dictionary
succumb — suc|cumb [səˈkʌm] v [i]formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: succomber, from Latin succumbere, from sub ( SUB ) + cumbere to lie down ] 1.) to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and allow them to take control =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
succumb — suc|cumb [ sə kʌm ] verb intransitive FORMAL 1. ) to lose your ability to fight against someone or something, and allow them to control or persuade you: First they said no, but eventually they succumbed. succumb to: She succumbed to temptation… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
succumb — verb (I) formal 1 to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and allow them to take control: After an intense artillery bombardment the town finally succumbed. | succumb to temptation: Gina finally succumbed to temptation… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Something Wicked Saga — The Something Wicked Saga is a fictional story featured in the works of American heavy metal guitarist Jon Schaffer from the band Iced Earth. The saga is a tale that begins with the origins of man, by way of descension upon the primitive Setian… … Wikipedia
succumb — 1. to die Literally, to give way to anything, and usually of natural death: Hibbert... succumbed to a heart attack at his desk. (Condon, 1966) 2. to copulate outside marriage Another form of giving way, or something, by either sex … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
succumb — [15] Someone who succumbs to something is etymologically ‘lying down under’ it. The word comes via Old French succomber from Latin succumbere, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘under’ and cumbere ‘lie’. This verbal element also produced … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
succumb — [səˈkʌm] verb [I] formal 1) to lose your ability to fight against someone or something 2) to become very ill, or to die from a disease … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
