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Regress vs Succumb - What's the difference?

regress | succumb |

As verbs the difference between regress and succumb

is that regress is to move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve while succumb is (lb) to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.

As a noun regress

is the act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.

regress

English

Noun

(-)
  • The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
  • * Frederic Harrison
    • Its bearing on the progress or regress of man is not an inconsiderable question.
  • The power or liberty of passing back.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thou shalt have egress and regress;

    Derived terms

    * infinite regress

    Verb

    (es)
  • To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
  • (statistics) To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.
    • When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those Y.

    Synonyms

    * backslide

    Antonyms

    * proceed * progress

    Related terms

    * regression * regressive

    External links

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    succumb

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (lb) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 21 , author=Tom Rostance , title=Fulham 0 - 5 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Jones was called into action to deny Ruiz with a fine tackle before succumbing to his injury.}}
  • (lb) To give up, or give in.
  • (lb) To die.

    • Synonyms

    * (die) See also