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| suc·cumb [ sə kúm ] (past and past participle suc·cumbed, present participle suc·cumb·ing, 3rd person present singular suc·cumbs) |
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1. give in: to be unable to resist or oppose something
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2. die from something: to die from an illness or injury
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin succumbere "lie under" < cumbere "lie"] |
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