Both Uses of
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- Having from their youth up been entirely unaccustomed to any liquor stronger than cider or mild ale, it was no wonder that they had succumbed, one and all, with extraordinary uniformity, after the lapse of about an hour.†
Chpt 34-36
- Had the woman not been his wife, Troy would have succumbed instantly; as it was, he thought he would not deceive her longer.†
Chpt 40-42 *
Definition:
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(succumb) consent reluctantly; or suffer defeat