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accept vs succumb

succumb vs accept

accept and succumb both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accept No No Yes No
succumb No No Yes No
As verbs, succumb is a hyponym of accept; that is, succumb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:
  • accept: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  • succumb: consent reluctantly
accept (verb) succumb (verb)
consider or hold as true consent reluctantly
react favorably to; consider right and proper be fatally overwhelmed
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
receive willingly something given or offered
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
admit into a group or community
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take
Difference between accept and succumb

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