succumb vs accept

succumb and accept both are verbs.

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

As verbs, accept is a hypernym of succumb; that is, accept is a word with a broader meaning than succumb:

Other hypernyms of succumb include consent, go for.

succumb (verb)	accept (verb)
consent reluctantly	consider or hold as true
be fatally overwhelmed	react favorably to; consider right and proper
	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