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succumb

verb/su.kũ.ˈbiɾ/medium

su·cum·bir

Definition

To yield, give in, or fail to resist a force or influence; to die.
The old fortress finally succumbed to the army's assault.
After a long illness, he succumbed peacefully.
Common collocations
succumb to pressuresuccumb to fatiguesuccumb to temptation

Etymology

Do latim 'succumbere'.

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