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Word entry · 7 letters

succumb

Best crossword clue

"Yield under pressure"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /səˈkʌm/Part of speech verbSorted bccmsuuStarts with SEnds with B1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To give in, yield, or fail to resist pressure, illness, or temptation.

Word origin

From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

Used in a sentence

  • succumb to temptation
  • succumb under misfortunes
  • Thai culture as in many other Asian cultures, is succumbing to the influence of westernization.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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