fall victim to

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catch v.
come down with v.
contract v.
succumb v.

VERB

catch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

get take

STRONG

develop incur receive sicken

WEAK

become infected with break out with come down with fall ill with succumb to suffer from

Antonyms

WEAK

be immune

VERB

come down with

Synonyms

WEAK

be stricken with catch contract fall ill sicken take take sick

Antonyms

WEAK

be immune

VERB

contract

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire decline develop incur obtain weaken

STRONG

afflict cause derange disorder fall get indispose induce sicken sink take upset

WEAK

be afflicted with be ill with become infected with bring on come down with go down with succumb to take one's death

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit lose

STRONG

calm comfort discourage fail help hold misunderstand order overthrow please rise

WEAK

amplify break off dilate disagree enlarge expand extend give increase lengthen spread stretch

VERB

succumb

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bow break down buckle capitulate cave in cease defer give in give way go down pass away perish quit wilt yield

STRONG

accede cave collapse croak decease demise depart drop expire fall fold go knuckle pass submit

WEAK

eat crow flake out give in to give out give up the ghost go under knuckle under meet waterloo pack it in show white flag take the count throw in the towel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue defend fight

STRONG

ascend deny refuse rise stay

WEAK

conquer overcome win

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fall victim to

Burnham is not the first prominent British politician to fall victim to this type of hoax.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“According to consistent media reports, up to 100,000 of the approximately 657,000 jobs worldwide are to fall victim to the cost-cutting measures,” the union said in a release.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Officials branded these visits as “wellness checks,” ostensibly aimed at ensuring that the children in question did not fall victim to human trafficking and were keeping up with their obligations for their immigration cases.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

If you do fall victim to the reorganization, you have two things in your favor: First, you have $2 million saved for retirement, which is far more than most people at 50.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026

People with similar HLA profiles fall victim to the same diseases in the same way.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

fall victim to

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