Succumb

/səˈkʌm/ verb

To succumb means to give in to something powerful, such as an illness, temptation, or force, often after resisting for some time.

From Latin 'succumbere' meaning 'to lie down, surrender', from 'sub' (under) + 'cumbere' (to lie down). It pictured someone collapsing under a weight.

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