- succumb suc·cumb vi
- [sə'kʌm]
to succumb to — (temptation, illness) soccombere a, (entreaties, charms) cedere a
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Succumb — Suc*cumb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succumbing}.] [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incumbent}, {Cubit}.] To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — suc•cumb [[t]səˈkʌm[/t]] v. i. 1) to give way to superior force; yield 2) med to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die • Etymology: 1480–90; < L succumbere=suc suc + cumbere, transit. der. of cubāre to lie, recline; cf. incumbent … From formal English to slang
succumb — suc·cumb … English syllables
Succumbed — Succumb Suc*cumb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succumbing}.] [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incumbent}, {Cubit}.] To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Succumbing — Succumb Suc*cumb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succumbing}.] [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incumbent}, {Cubit}.] To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
