I.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.—
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. —*