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Succumb 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 4

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Succumb 1100 Words You Need

Succumb 1100 Words You Need

/səˈkʌm/ (verb)

1. to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat, give way, yield, give in, submit, surrender, capitulate, accede:

I’m afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.

2. to die or suffer badly from an illness, pass away, expire, perish, depart:

Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.

antonym: withstand

French: succomber

Farsi: تسلیم شدن، مردن


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