succumb

Etymology

From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

verb

1. (intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
   succumb to temptation
   succumb under misfortunes
   Thai culture as in many other Asian cultures, is succumbing to the influence of westernization.
   Jones was called into action to deny Ruiz with a fine tackle before succumbing to his injury. December 21, 2011, Tom Rostance, “Fulham 0 - 5 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
   Sadly, the independent bookshop that occupied a room in the southern station building has succumbed to closure, due to the pandemic. January 12 2022, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 28
2. (intransitive) To give up, or give in.
3. (intransitive) To die.
   succumb to pneumonia
4. (transitive) To overwhelm or bring down.
   He has not allowed the burn and his subsequent injury to succumb him, but to make him forever different but also, I think, forever better. 2012, Scott M. Garrett, Forever Different
   She had run away with Chiwi to San Jose when he was a year and half old; only to succumb him to the abuse of his aunt. 2014, Gideon C Mekwunye, Tear Drops - Part 2, page 455
   Known to be genuinely cheerful, every few months an unseen shadow would nevertheless succumb him, delivering a two-week melancholic stew of resentment and depression. 2015, David Marlett, Fortunate Son: A Novel of the Greatest Trial in Irish History