verb
to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
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Despite the best efforts of the medical team, the patient eventually succumbed to their illness.
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I told myself I wouldn't eat the whole cake, but I eventually succumbed to temptation.
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I tried to resist buying those shoes, but I totally succumbed to retail therapy.
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In the face of overwhelming odds, the team refused to succumb to defeat.