succumbo

suc-cumbo ( subc- ), cŭbŭi, cŭbĭtum, 3, v. n., to lay or put one ' s self under any thing; to fall down, lie, or sink down.

I.

Lit. (rare; not in Cic.; cf. subsido).

A.

In gen.:

ancipiti succumbens victima ferro,

Cat. 64, 370: vidit Cyllenius omnes Succubuisse oculos, had sunk in sleep, i. e. had closed, Ov. M. 1, 714:

(Augustus) Nolae succubuit,

took to his bed, Suet. Aug. 98 fin.:

non succumbentibus causis operis,

Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 106; Arn. 6, 16 Hildebr.—

B.

In partic.

1.

Of a woman, to lie down to a man, to cohabit with him (cf. substerno):

alicui,

Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 9; Cat. 111, 3; Ov. F. 2, 810; Petr. 126; Inscr. Grut. 502, 1; Mart. 13, 64, 1; 14, 201.—

2.

With dat., of a woman, to be a rival to:

alumnae Tethyos,

Hyg. Fab. 177; id. Astr. 2, 1.—

II.

Trop., to yield, be overcome; to submit, surrender, succumb (the predom. and class. signif.; cf.: cedo, me summitto).

(α).

With dat. (so most freq.):

philosopho succubuit orator,

Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 129:

qui Cannensi ruinae non succubuissent,

Liv. 23, 25:

arrogantiae divitum,

Cic. Rep. 1, 32, 48:

cur succumbis cedisque fortunae?

id. Tusc. 3, 17, 36; id. Sull. 25, 71; cf.:

nulli neque homini neque perturbationi animi nec fortunae,

id. Off. 1, 20, 66:

magno animo et erecto est, nec umquam succumbet inimicis, ne fortunae quidem,

id. Deiot. 13, 36:

mihi,

Nep. Eum. 11, 5:

labori, Caes. B. G, 7, 86: oneri,

Liv. 6, 32:

doloribus,

Cic. Fin. 1, 15, 49:

senectuti,

id. Sen. 11, 37:

crimini,

id. Planc. 33, 82:

magis,

Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 103; Sil. 14, 609:

culpae,

Verg. A. 4, 19; Ov. M. 7, 749:

tempori,

to yield, Liv. 3, 59, 5:

pugnae,

id. 22, 54:

precibus,

Ov. H. 3, 91:

voluntati alicujus,

App. M. 9, p. 228, 9.—

(β).

Absol.:

non esse viri debilitari dolore, frangi, succumbere,

Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 95:

huic (socero) subvenire volt succumbenti jam et oppresso,

id. Agr. 2, 26, 69:

succubuit famae victa puella metu,

Ov. F. 2, 810:

hac ille perculsus plagā non succubuit,

Nep. Eum. 5, 1:

succumbe, virtus,

Sen. Herc. Fur. 1315:

labefacta mens succubuit,

id. Troad. 950; App. M. 5, p. 161, 33. —

* (γ).

With inf.:

nec ipsam perpeti succubuisset,

Arn. 1, 38.