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succumbed
verb
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How to pronounce succumbed:

Definition of succumbed:

succumbed (verb):
to die of (a disease)
to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire

Synonyms for succumbed:

yieldedquitbowedrelentedconcededblinkedacquiescedsurrendered

Antonyms for succumbed:

triumphedprevailedflourisheddominatedprosperedsucceededconqueredthrivedwon

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