# succumb

> English word · Verb · IPA /səˈkʌm/ · frequency rank #26,982

## Definitions
1. To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
2. To give up, or give in.
3. To die.
4. To overwhelm or bring down.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-
Proto-Italic *kumbō
Latin *cumbō
Latin succumbere
Old French succomberbor.
English succumb
From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

## Common misspellings (9)
`scucumb`, `ssuccumb`, `succmub`, `succubm`, `succumbb`, `succummb`, `sucucmb`, `sucumb`, `usccumb`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/succumb