English Explanatory Dictionary

succumb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
  2. To give up, or give in.
  3. To die.
  4. To overwhelm or bring down.

Pronunciation

/səˈkʌm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-succumb.wav

Word forms

succumb succumbs succumbing succumbed succame

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- Proto-Italic *kumbō Latin *cumbō Latin succumbere Old French succomberbor. English succumb From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

Derived words

succumber unsuccumbing
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