succumb vs accede

succumb and accede both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
succumb	No	No	Yes	No
accede	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, accede is a hyponym of succumb; that is, accede is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than succumb:

Other hyponyms of succumb include bow, defer, give in, submit.

succumb (verb)	accede (verb)
consent reluctantly	yield to another's wish or opinion
be fatally overwhelmed	to agree or express agreement
	take on duties or office