v.intr. (usu. foll. by to)
1. be forced to give way; be overcome (succumbed to temptation).
2 be overcome by death (succumbed to his injuries).
Etymology: ME f. OF succomber or L succumbere (as SUB-, cumbere lie)
v.intr. (usu. foll. by to)
1. be forced to give way; be overcome (succumbed to temptation).
2 be overcome by death (succumbed to his injuries).
Etymology: ME f. OF succomber or L succumbere (as SUB-, cumbere lie)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012