succumb meaning

UK /səˈkʌm/ US /səˈkʌm/ 2 syllables

succumb (verb): consent reluctantly.

succumb has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

succumb as a verb

  1. consent reluctantly

    Synonyms: yield, give in, knuckle under, buckle under

    Type of: accept

    Kinds: submit

  2. be fatally overwhelmed

    Synonyms: yield

    Opposite: survive

    Type of: die

How to pronounce succumb

succumb is pronounced /səˈkʌm/ in British English and /səˈkʌm/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with succumb

Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in MB · 7-letter words

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