suc·cumb

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• suc|cumb — …   Useful english dictionary

• cumb — cumb·ly; re·cumb; suc·cumb; …   English syllables

• suc — ex·suc·cous; suc; suc·cade; suc·ce·da·ne·ous; suc·ce·da·ne·um; suc·ce·dent; suc·ceed; suc·ceed·er; suc·cent; suc·cen·tor; suc·cen·tu·ri·ate; suc·cès; suc·cess; suc·cess·ful; suc·ces·sion; suc·ces·sion·al; suc·ces·sion·ist; suc·ces·sive;… …   English syllables

• succumb — suc·cumb …   English syllables

• 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 [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 , 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

• 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