The word for today is…
succumb (verb) –
1 : to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
2 : to be brought to an end (such as death) by the effect of destructive or disruptive forces
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : If the idea of someone succumbing brings to mind the image of a person lying down before more powerful forces, you have an excellent grasp of the Latin that gave us succumb. Succumb derives from the French word succomber, which is itself from the Latin word succumbere, meaning “to fall down” or “to yield.” Succumbere was formed by combining sub-, meaning “under,” with -cumbere, meaning “to lie down.” The earliest application of succumb in the late 15th century was as a transitive verb meaning “to bring down” or “to overwhelm,” but this sense is now obsolete. The current sense of “to yield” first appeared in print in the early 17th century; the more specific use-yielding to a disease or other destructive force-followed two centuries later.
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