succumb

/sə-ˈkəm/

French & Latin; French succomber, from Latin succumbere, from sub- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie

verb

  1. to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire

  2. to be brought to an end (such as death) by the effect of destructive or disruptive forces

succumb to temptation

yield submit capitulate succumb relent defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another.