succumb vs defer

succumb and defer both are verbs.

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

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

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

succumb (verb)	defer (verb)
consent reluctantly	yield to another's wish or opinion
be fatally overwhelmed	hold back to a later time