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succumb


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verb

1‘she succumbed to temptation’

SYNONYMS
yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in
be overcome by, be overwhelmed by, be conquered by, be beaten by
ANTONYMS

resist, conquer

2‘he succumbed to an obscure lung complaint’

SYNONYMS
die from, die of, pass away as a result of, be a fatality of
catch, develop, contract, pick up, get, become infected with, suffer from, fall victim to, fall ill with
informal come down with, go down with
ANTONYMS

withstand