succumb
suh-KUMverbMeaning to give in to pressure, temptation or force
Memory hook suc-CRUMB: gives in to the CRUMB. Jonah promised himself no sweets, but the chocolate cake smells so good. He succumbs and takes a big bite.
After an hour of staring at the cake, Jonah succumbed and ate a slice.
In context The old oak had survived a hundred storms, but in last night’s wind it finally succumbed, crashing down across the empty road.
Similar give in, yield, surrender, submit
Opposite resist, withstand, overcome
From Latin succumbere, “to sink down under”: sub (under) + cumbere (to lie down).