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Meanings of succumb in English

Portuguese
sucumbir
Catalan
consentir
Spanish
conceder

To stop to oppose or resist.

sucumbir
Usage of succumb in English
1
If I didn't, I would have let you all succumb years ago.
The windup girl
2
And yet, it's impossible to know who will succumb to the disease.
Wired
3
They needed enough confidence in themselves not to succumb to peer pressure.
Love overboard
4
They must have been set free only to succumb to the fumes.
Mockingjay
5
Perhaps I shall succumb and leap into the sacred waters after all.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
6
He must either fight against what threatened him or succumb to it.
What alice knew: a most curious tale of henry james & jack the r...
7
We are against those who succumb to xenophobia and racism, Tsipras said.
Reuters
8
Nancy would always succumb to the lures; Joan, only to a few.
The Shield of Silence
9
I told Joyce that you wouldn't succumb, but she said you would.
All the pretty dead girls
10
Alice alone would not succumb to the fascinations of the Irish maiden.
Wild Kitty
11
Now you can succumb to your OCD without attracting the style police.
Wired
12
In fact, those living with the disease don't succumb to it directly.
Ebony
13
The King will soon succumb beneath the slow malady which consumes him.
Cinq Mars — Volume 3
14
Still, he could not and he would not succumb in this struggle.
The Bride of the Nile — Volume 03
15
He's got withdrawal going bad, but he can't quite succumb to it.
The Guardian
16
Self-control and judgment are qualities among the first to succumb to opium.
Dope
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Translations for succumb
Succumb through the time
Succumb across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common