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succumbedverbpast tense of succumb 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 blinked, bowed, budged, capitulated, conceded, gave in, knuckled under, quit(also quitted), relented, submitted, surrendered, yielded acquiesceddeferred said uncle, threw in the towel(also threw in the sponge) resisted contended, fought, held offbattled, breasted, combated(or combatted), confronted, countered, defied, faced, met, objected, opposed, repelledthwarted, withstood 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 bowed, caved (in), gave in, submitted, surrendered, yielded catered (to), gratified, indulged, wallowedacquiesced (to), conceded (to)buckled (under), knuckled undergave over (to) held off, resisted battled, breasted, combated(or combatted), confronted, countered, defied, faced, fought, met, objected, opposed, repelledthwarted, withstoodrejectedbridled, checked, constrained, curbed, inhibited, restrained, stifled to stop livingthe patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes checked out, conked (out), croaked(slang), deceased, demised, departed, died, dropped, ended, exited, expired, fell, flatlined, kicked in(slang), kicked off(slang), parted, passed away, passed (on), pegged out(chiefly British), perished, popped off, stepped out, went predeceasedconsumed, disappeared, dried up, faded, failed bit the dust, bought it(or bought the farm), gave up the ghost, kicked the bucket, snuffed it(British) breathed, lived came to, revivedlingeredexisted, subsisted, wasflourished, prospered, thrived(or throve) to yield to the control or power of enemy forcesthe doctor worked tirelessly until finally he, too, succumbed to the fever capitulated, fell, gave up, knuckled under, submitted, surrendered bowed, buckled, caved (in), collapsed, gave (in)handed over, relinquishedlostconceded, failed, folded endured, stood bucked, defied, fought, opposed, repelled, resisted, withstoodbeat, overcame, wonconquered, prevailed, triumphed |