succumb

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /səˈkʌm/

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Verb

Plain form succumb

Third-person singular succumbs

Past tense succumbed

Past participle succumbed

Present participle succumbing

1. (intransitive) If you succumb to something, you fail to resist the desire or temptation.
2. (intransitive) If a person succumbs to their injuries, they die.