succumb

5 definitions • 6 examples

to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat:

The town finally succumbed last week after being pounded with heavy artillery for more than two months.

I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.

I felt sure it would only be a matter of time before he succumbed to my charms.

to die or suffer badly from an illness:

Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.

to lose the determination to oppose something, or to give up and accept something that you first opposed:

She succumbed to temptation and had a second helping of ice cream.

If you succumb to an illness, you die from it.

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.