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succumb

CEFR: C2

To fail to resist pressure, disease, temptation, or an overwhelming superior force.

Synonyms

capitulate
yield

Common Collocations

succumb to disease
succumb to pressure
finally succumbed

Example Sentence

Without targeted antimicrobial treatment, vulnerable patients may rapidly succumb to opportunistic lung infections.

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