succumbed

3 definitions • 4 examples

past simple and past participle of

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.