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What is another word for succumb?

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To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire

To stop living

To die from something fatal

To contract a disease or illness

To fall or collapse

To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

To become amorously infatuated with someone

To cease trading due to bankruptcy

To be humble or humbled

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To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire

roll over and play dead

honour^UK

honor^US

act in accordance with

pass into the hands of

fall to pieces

pass into enemy hands

lose one's position to

recognize^US

recognise^UK

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“If you invite Adam to enough parties, he will eventually succumb to temptation and gorge himself.”

Verb

To stop living

cross the great divide

cease living

go the way of all flesh

go belly up

shuffle off this mortal coil

go the way of the flesh

go to the great beyond

kick it

go the way of the dinosaurs

draw one's last breath

go to one's last resting place

take your last breath

go to meet one's maker

go way of all flesh

be taken

lay down one's life

hand in one's dinner pail

disappear from the face of the earth

slip away

breathe one's last breath

vaporise^UK

vaporize^US

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“The patient would sadly succumb a short time later.”

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To die from something fatal

die of

die from

be a fatality of

pass away as a result of

cark it from

“A relief carrying party took him the rest of the way, but Capuano would, unfortunately, succumb to his wounds two months later.”

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To contract a disease or illness

be incapacitated with

have fallen victim to

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“The evidence of this is the frequency with which people succumb to the common cold.”

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To fall or collapse

fall apart at the seams

come apart at the seams

come down about one's ears

dip beneath the horizon

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“It became evident that if repairs were not made, the building would ultimately succumb to the elements.”

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To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

waste

undermine

paralyze^US

immobilise^UK

confine to a wheelchair

wear oneself to a shadow

run into the ground

wear oneself to a frazzle

make feebler

deprive of force

remove the sting from

bring someone to their knees

run yourself into the ground

drive too far

make too many demands on

work too hard

work oneself into the ground

make heavy demands on

put a strain on

put pressure on

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To become amorously infatuated with someone

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To cease trading due to bankruptcy

be in the hands of the receivers

be taken to the cleaners

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To be humble or humbled

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

take down a peg or two

make someone eat crow

put someone in their place

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

drag through the mire

put to shame

defile

run down

make someone eat humble pie

come down from one's high horse

humble oneself

settle someone's hash

make someone feel ashamed

dump on

take apart

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

patronise^UK

patronize^US

put out of countenance

take the wind out of your sails

abandon one's principles

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

force to eat humble pie

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

do a hatchet job on

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

criticize^US

criticise^UK

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

blacken the reputation of

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

sully the reputation of

sell short

scoff

conduct a smear campaign against

damage the reputation of

find fault with

dress down

label

drag someone's name through the mud

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

demonize^US

demonise^UK

treat disrespectfully

reflect negatively

run a smear campaign against

write false reports about

muddy the reputation of

have the last laugh on

take a swipe at

drag someone's name through the mire

look down one's nose at

cast in a bad light

harm the reputation of

get the better of

sully someone's reputation

mark wrong

spread tales about

drag name through mud

back-bite

blackguard

lie about

blacken the character of

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

hurt somebody's feelings

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

categorize^US

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

accuse falsely

sully someone's name

tarnish someone's name

give something a bad press

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

categorise^UK

tell someone to get lost

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

give the cold shoulder to

give someone a mouthful

call to task

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

give a rocket

pull up

give someone what for

give comeuppance

read the riot act

haul over the coals

give someone a dressing-down

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

express disapproval of

pooh pooh

shoot full of holes

sour grapes

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