Antonyms for succumb

Grammar : Verb

Spell : suh-kuhm

Phonetic Transcription : səˈkʌm

Definition of succumb

Origin : late 15c., from Middle French succomber, from Latin succumbere "submit, sink down, lie under," from sub "down" (see sub-) + -cumbere "take a reclining position," related to cubare "lie down" (see cubicle). Originally transitive; sense of "sink under pressure" is first recorded c.1600. Related: Succumbed; succumbing.

verb die or surrender

Example sentences :

Since death seems joyous, it is not feared, and their friends are glad when they succumb to it.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

I struggle in vain against them; but the more I struggle the more I feel I must succumb.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

"For a few moments, I feared he would not succumb to the bait," she said.
Extract from : « Old Rambling House » by Frank Patrick Herbert

In general, every evil to which we do not succumb is a benefactor.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

By my soul, if Sylvia tempts you, man, why the devil don't ye just succumb and have done with it?
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

It was a fierce battle of opinions and the weaker had to succumb.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

It is not the weakest who succumb first to cold, as was strikingly proved in our experience.
Extract from : « The Cold Snap » by Edward Bellamy

The girl was the first to succumb, and burst into a quick spasm of angry tears.
Extract from : « A Waif of the Plains » by Bret Harte

In short, was she or was she not the sort of woman to succumb to his attack?
Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio

My dear friend, if I also should ever succumb, let me be taken to San Baudilio.
Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos

Synonyms for succumb

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