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succumb

[/səˈkʌm/]
verb
sucumbir
1. to fail to resist pressure, temptation, or disease; to yield or give way
He finally succumbed to peer pressure and joined the group.
Ele finalmente sucumbiu à pressão dos colegas e se juntou ao grupo.
2. to die or be overcome, especially by illness or injury
The patient succumbed to the infection after weeks of fighting.
O paciente sucumbiu à infecção após semanas lutando.
3. to be conquered or overcome by force
The city succumbed to the invading army after a long siege.
A cidade sucumbiu ao exército invasor após um longo cerco.
Synonyms
yieldsurrendercapitulategive insubmitperish
Antonyms
resistendurepersevereovercomeconquersurvive

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
sucumbir
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
sucumbir
Standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
sucumbir
Standard usage
Portugal
sucumbir
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

succumb to temptation - ceder à tentação
succumb to pressure - ceder à pressão
succumb to disease - sucumbir à doença
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