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succumbverb to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, relent, submit, surrender, yield acquiescedefer say uncle, throw in the towel(also throw in the sponge) resist contend, fight, hold offbattle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repelthwart, withstand to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)refused to succumb to her fears and defiantly walked through the dark cemetery bow, cave (in), give in, submit, surrender, yield cater (to), gratify, indulge, wallowacquiesce (to), concede (to)buckle (under), knuckle undergive over (to) hold off, resist battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, fight, meet, object, oppose, repelthwart, withstandrejectbridle, check, constrain, curb, inhibit, restrain, stifle to stop livingthe patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes check out, conk (out), croak(slang), decease, demise, depart, die, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, go, kick in(slang), kick off(slang), part, pass (on), pass away, peg out(chiefly British), perish, pop off, step out predeceaseconsume, disappear, dry up, fade, fail bite the dust, buy it(or buy the farm), give up the ghost, kick the bucket, snuff it(British) breathe, live come to, revivelingerbe, exist, subsistflourish, prosper, thrive to yield to the control or power of enemy forcesthe doctor worked tirelessly until finally he, too, succumbed to the fever capitulate, fall, give up, knuckle under, submit, surrender bow, buckle, cave (in), collapse, give (in)hand over, relinquishloseconcede, fail, fold endure, stand buck, defy, fight, oppose, repel, resist, withstandbeat, overcome, winconquer, prevail, triumph yield, submit, capitulate, succumb, relent, defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist.yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty.yields too easily in any argument submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another.a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force.officials capitulated to the protesters' demands succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force.a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand.finally relented and let the children stay up late defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another.I defer to your expertise in these matters in 1604 |