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|lshtext=<b>suc-cumbo</b>: ([[subc]]-), cŭbŭi, cŭbĭtum, 3, v. n.,<br /><b>I</b> to [[lay]] or [[put]] one's [[self]] under [[any]] [[thing]]; to [[fall]] [[down]], [[lie]], or [[sink]] [[down]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit. ([[rare]]; not in Cic.; cf. [[subsido]]).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> 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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With dat., of a [[woman]], to be a [[rival]] to: alumnae Tethyos, Hyg. Fab. 177; id. Astr. 2, 1.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., to [[yield]], be [[overcome]]; to [[submit]], [[surrender]], [[succumb]] (the predom. and [[class]]. signif.; cf.: [[cedo]], me [[summitto]]).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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. —*<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With inf.: nec ipsam perpeti succubuisset, Arn. 1, 38.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>succumbō</b>,¹⁰ cŭbŭī, cŭbĭtum, ĕre ([[sub]] et cumbo, cf. [[accumbo]], etc.) intr.,<br /><b>1</b> s’affaisser sous : ferro Catul. 64, 370, tomber sous le [[fer]] &#124;&#124; s’affaisser, fléchir : Plin. 36, 106 &#124;&#124; s’accoupler avec : [[Varro]] R. 2, 10, 9 ; Catul. 111, 3 ; Ov. F. 2, 810 &#124;&#124; s’[[aliter]] : Suet. Aug. 98<br /><b>2</b> [fig.] <b> a)</b> succomber, se laisser abattre : Cic. Fin. 2, 95 ; Scauro 16 ; Tusc. 2, 17 ; [[animo]] Tusc. 2, 56, avoir le cœur abattu ; <b> b)</b> [avec dat.] succomber à (devant, sous) céder à : crimini Cic. Planc. 82, succomber sous une accusation ; fortunæ, homini Cic. Off. 1, 66, se laisser dominer par la fortune, par une personne ; philosopho succubuit [[orator]] Cic. de Or. 3, 129, l’orateur fut vaincu par le [[philosophe]] ; senectuti Cic. CM 27, succomber à la vieillesse (sous le poids de la vieillesse) ; <b> c)</b> décad. avec inf. : [[non]] succubuisset perpeti... Arn. 1, 38, il ne se serait pas laissé aller à supporter...
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{{Georges
|georg=succumbo, cubuī, [[cubitum]], ere, ([[sub]] u. *cumbo, [[wie]] [[accumbo]], [[decumbo]] etc.), [[unter]] etw. [[fallen]] = [[sinken]], [[niederfallen]], zu [[Boden]] [[fallen]], [[niedersinken]], I) im allg.: 1) eig.: succumbens [[victima]] ferro, Catull. 64, 369: omnes succubuisse oculos, seien zugefallen, Ov. [[met]]. 1, 714: [[non]] succumbentibus cavis operis, Plin. 36, 106. – 2) übtr.: a) [[unterliegen]], [[erliegen]], [[sich]] gewonnen [[geben]], [[nachgeben]], alci, Nep. u. Liv.: oneri, Liv.: senectuti, Cic.: dolori, Curt.: [[huic]] [[uni]] culpae, Verg.: simili culpae, Ov.: labori, Caes.: [[tempori]] (den Zeitumständen), Liv.: precibus, Ov.: [[animo]], den [[Mut]] [[sinken]] [[lassen]], Cic. – absol., [[non]] [[esse]] viri debilitari, dolore frangi, succumbere, Cic.: hāc [[ille]] [[perculsus]] plagā [[non]] succubuit, Nep. – [[mit]] Infin., [[quam]] (mortem) [[nec]] ipsam perpeti succubuisset [[species]], tanta si [[non]] agenda [[res]] esset, Arnob. 1, 62. – b) [[sich]] [[unterwerfen]], [[regno]], Claud.: succumbere possit [[sibi]], Claud. – II) insbes.: a) [[sich]] [[legen]], v. Kranken, Nolae (zu N.), Suet. Aug. 98, 5. – b) [[sich]] [[hingeben]], [[ehelich]] beiliegen, [[sich]] [[beschlafen]] [[lassen]], v. weibl. Geschlechte der Menschen u. Tiere, virgines ut succumberent, quibus vellent, [[Varro]]: succ. tali [[marito]], Claud. or. fr.: cuivis, Catull.: succubuit famae victa [[puella]] metu, Ov.: [[gallina]] [[marito]] succumbit, Mart. – dah. succ. alci = jmds. (eines Weibes) Nebenbuhlerin [[sein]], alumnae Tethyos, Hyg. fap. 177: Iunoni, Hyg. astr. 2, 1.
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