Be and Succumb

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Be

Be verb - To have life.
Usage example: stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden”
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Succumb is an antonym for be.

Succumb

Succumb verb - To stop living.
Usage example: the patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes
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Be is an antonym for succumb.
Nearby Word: succumbing
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Common collocations

power be power succumb power
time be time succumb time
damage be damage succumb damage
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