succumb

capitulate

Yield under pressure

• surrenderCease resistance, yield
• yieldProduce or relinquish
• submitPresent for consideration

concede · cave · relent · buckle · fold · give in · back down · throw in the towel · admit defeat · raise the white flag

perish

Cease to exist

• expireCease to be valid
• dieStop being alive
• pass awayEuphemism for dying

decease · demise · passing · end · departure · loss · exit · cessation · collapse · dissolution

yield

Produce or relinquish

• give inCease resistance, concede
• indulgeSatisfy a craving
• caveUnderground hollow in rock

weakness · desire · seduction · lure · enticement · allure · irresistible · forbidden · sin · vice

overcome

Prevail against difficulty

• overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
• overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
• consumedFully used or eaten

engulfed · swept away · broken · crushed · defeated · vanquished · subdued · helpless · powerless · vulnerable

deteriorate

Grow worse over time

• weakenReduce in strength
• declineDecrease or refuse
• worsenBecome more severe

fail · collapse · afflicted · stricken · ravaged · bedridden · debilitated · infected · overcome · fall ill

• conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
• surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
• endurancestamina, endure, perseverance, persistence, staying power
• indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
• falling illfall ill, get sick, sicken, take ill, come down with
• fall in phrasescollapse, cave in, give way, buckle, crumble