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
- 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
- accede
- bow
- break down
- buckle
- capitulate
- cave
- cave in
- cease
- collapse
- croak
- decease
- defer
- demise
- depart
- drop
- eat crow
- expire
- fall
- fall victim to
- flake out
- fold
- give in
- give in to
- give out
- give up the ghost
- give way
- go
- go down
- go under
- knuckle
- knuckle under
- meet waterloo
- pack it in
- pass
- pass away
- perish
- quit
- show white flag
- submit
- take the count
- throw in the towel
- wilt
- yield
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