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To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire

To stop living

To die from something fatal

To contract a disease or illness

To fall or collapse

To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

To become amorously infatuated with someone

To cease trading due to bankruptcy

To be humble or humbled

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To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire

roll over and play dead

act in accordance with

pass into the hands of

fall to pieces

honour^UK

honor^US

respect

accommodate

obey

pass into enemy hands

lose one's position to

recognize^US

recognise^UK

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“If you invite Adam to enough parties, he will eventually succumb to temptation and gorge himself.”

Verb

To stop living

cross the great divide

meet your maker

go the way of all flesh

cash in one's chips

go belly up

shuffle off this mortal coil

go the way of the flesh

go to the great beyond

kick it

go bung

go the way of the dinosaurs

draw one's last breath

go to one's last resting place

go to meet one's maker

go way of all flesh

be taken

lay down one's life

hand in one's dinner pail

take your last breath

disappear from the face of the earth

breathe one's last breath

go to be with the Lord

go home

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“The patient would sadly succumb a short time later.”

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To die from something fatal

die of

die from

be a fatality of

pass away as a result of

cark it from

“A relief carrying party took him the rest of the way, but Capuano would, unfortunately, succumb to his wounds two months later.”

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To contract a disease or illness

be incapacitated with

have fallen victim to

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“The evidence of this is the frequency with which people succumb to the common cold.”

Verb

To fall or collapse

fall apart at the seams

come apart at the seams

come down about one's ears

dip beneath the horizon

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“It became evident that if repairs were not made, the building would ultimately succumb to the elements.”

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To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

immobilise^UK

remove the sting from

bring someone to their knees

wipe out

nearly kill

confine to bed

confine to a wheelchair

become fatigued

bring low

wear oneself to a shadow

wear oneself to a frazzle

run yourself into the ground

drive too far

make too many demands on

work too hard

work oneself into the ground

make heavy demands on

put a strain on

put pressure on

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To become amorously infatuated with someone

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To cease trading due to bankruptcy

be in the hands of the receivers

be taken to the cleaners

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To be humble or humbled

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

take down a peg or two

make someone eat crow

put someone in their place

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

drag through the mire

put to shame

defile

run down

make someone eat humble pie

come down from one's high horse

humble oneself

settle someone's hash

make someone feel ashamed

dump on

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

patronise^UK

patronize^US

put out of countenance

take the wind out of your sails

abandon one's principles

bastardize^US

force to eat humble pie

bastardise^UK

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

do a hatchet job on

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

damage the reputation of

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

demoralize^US

criticize^US

discolour^UK

demoralise^UK

discolor^US

criticise^UK

have the last laugh on

cast in a bad light

harm the reputation of

get the better of

muddy the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

get one's comeuppance

drag someone's name through the mud

trivialize^US

brutalize^US

categorize^US

brutalise^UK

trivialise^UK

become a stain of the escutcheon of

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

categorise^UK

run a smear campaign against

blacken the character of

lie about

cast slur on

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