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succumbs (to)

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present tense third-person singular of succumb (to)

Synonyms & Antonyms of succumbs (to)

as in dies (from)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for succumbs (to)

dies (from)

breaks out (with)

fails,
languishes,
sinks,
wastes (away),
weakens,
wilts,
withers,
worsens

catches,
comes down (with),
contracts,
gets,
goes down (with)
[chiefly British],
sickens (with),
takes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for succumbs (to)

comes back,
gains,
heals,
mends,
recoups,
recovers,
recuperates,
snaps back

rallies,
rebounds,
recovers (from),
shakes (off)

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