succumbverb/su.kũ.ˈbiɾ/mediumsu·cum·birPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo 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.synyieldgive incapitulateantresistovercomewithstandCommon collocationssuccumb to pressuresuccumb to fatiguesuccumb to temptationEtymologyDo latim 'succumbere'.Related wordssucumbênciainsucessível