to succumb
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7.0
- verb
- /səˈkʌm/
- Many people succumb to fatigue during the busy holiday season.
- succumb to temptation
- succumb to peer pressure
- succumb to pressure
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Watch on YouTubeWell, at an early age, there were certain people that didn't seem to succumb to fear that I thought.
- Well, at an early age, there were certain people that didn't seem to succumb to fear that I thought.
- So maybe maybe that line of reasoning for the premise doesn't succumb to the same sort of objection.
- You know, don't, don't succumb to peer pressure or adult pressure.
- I see a lot of founders succumbing to the energy of their discord.
- Without the parent there, you're more likely to succumb to your base instincts.
- If you know that nothing really means anything, then why not succumb to inertia?
- And I was, I was, I was succumbing to fear.
- So I, I would hope that they relish in that without succumbing to their own press.
- Now, does that mean we're all in despair, we have to succumb to this?
- And I think that's the case with a lot of people who succumb to addiction is you feel different.
- But if you end up being correct in the long term, it's far more fruitful than succumbing to the current.
- Or I could succumb to envy and say those diabolical assholes.
- Sometimes you're just going to succumb to the forget it.
- I've fully just succumbed to comfy cutie.
Examples
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We don't have to succumb to the past when we're planning our future.
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But they still succumb to the same thing.
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I will not succumb to panic.
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Don't succumb to the peer pressure.
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I prepared myself for the worst, but Virginia seemed to recover, and foolishly I succumbed to hope.
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Although Lady Fatima was pregnant, she insisted on supporting her husband's right to the leadership, calling on people to not succumb to tyranny.
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After a long debate, she decided to succumb to the team's suggestion for a new project direction.
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He tried to resist the temptation, but eventually, he succumbed to the allure of the dessert.
Synonyms
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3.5
To tolerate an unpleasant situation without complaining
452
4.4
To stop fighting and give control or things to someone else, often when forced
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3.0
To stop resisting and agree to what others want
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4.1
To accept another person's control, often against your wishes
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6.7
To give in to pressure or demands
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4.3
To stop resisting under pressure or force
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5.8
Fail to resist a strong feeling or pressure and give in
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5.8
To stop resisting and allow something to happen, like a person giving in or a storm easing
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4.8
Give in to pressure or strong requests after resisting
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8.4
To stop fighting back and accept defeat or demands
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5.5
To give something to another person or group against your will
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8.4
To accept something you do not want without complaining
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7.6
To give in to pressure or demands from others
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7.1
To do what someone else wants even if you do not want to
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8.2
To agree to a request or demand after hesitation
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8.4
To give in to pressure or someone in charge even if you do not want to
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6.7
To give in to pressure even though you do not want to
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8.4
To give in to pressure or criticism
To accept something unpleasant during talks to avoid bigger problems
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Etymology
Succumb comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and cumbere 'to lie down'. Think of 'lying down under' pressure: to succumb is to give in or accept something after you have tried to resist.