" succumbed "

1: to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control);

  * e.g., " ... he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blinked,

•  bowed,

•  budged,

•  capitulated,

•  conceded,

•  gave in,

•  knuckled under,

•  quit,

•  relented,

•  submitted,

•  surrendered,

•  yielded

•  Antonyms : 

•  resisted

2: to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit);

  * e.g., " ... refused to succumb to her fears and defiantly walked through the dark cemetery "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bowed,

•  caved (in),

•  gave in,

•  submitted,

•  surrendered,

•  yielded

•  Antonyms : 

•  held off,

•  resisted

3: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... the patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  checked out,

•  conked (out),

•  croaked,

•  deceased,

•  demised,

•  departed,

•  died,

•  dropped,

•  ended,

•  exited,

•  expired,

•  fell,

•  flatlined,

•  kicked in,

•  kicked off,

•  parted,

•  passed away,

•  passed (on),

•  pegged out,

•  perished,

•  popped off,

•  stepped out,

•  went

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathed,

•  lived

1: to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control);

  * e.g., " ... he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blink,

•  bow,

•  budge,

•  capitulate,

•  concede,

•  give in,

•  knuckle under,

•  quit,

•  relent,

•  submit,

•  surrender,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

•  resist

2: to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit);

  * e.g., " ... refused to succumb to her fears and defiantly walked through the dark cemetery "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bow,

•  cave (in),

•  give in,

•  submit,

•  surrender,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

•  hold off,

•  resist

3: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... the patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  check out,

•  conk (out),

•  croak,

•  decease,

•  demise,

•  depart,

•  die,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  exit,

•  expire,

•  fall,

•  flatline,

•  go,

•  kick in,

•  kick off,

•  part,

•  pass (on),

•  pass away,

•  peg out,

•  perish,

•  pop off,

•  step out

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathe,

•  live

1: as in died (from);

•  Synonyms : 

•  died (from),

•  broke out (with),

•  failed,

•  languished,

•  sank,

•  wasted (away),

•  weakened,

•  wilted,

•  withered,

•  worsened,

•  came down (with),

•  caught,

•  contracted,

•  got,

•  sickened (with),

•  took,

•  went down (with)

•  Antonyms : 

•  came back,

•  gained,

•  healed,

•  mended,

•  recouped,

•  recovered,

•  recuperated,

•  snapped back,

•  rallied,

•  rebounded,

•  recovered (from),

•  shook (off)