succumb [suh-Kuhm]
verb. 1) give in or yield to something (temptation, fear, pressure, etc.). 2) die from effects of disease or injury.
"We do not succumb to fear." — President Obama on our fight against ISIL.
"Scientists do not succumb easily to superstition."
"Children are especially at risk of succumbing to the extreme cold."
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