erliegt meaning and definition in german

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Verb

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Third-person singular present of erliegen.
Second-person plural present of erliegen.
Imperative plural of erliegen.

Example

Zwischen ihren sich berührenden Wimpern lockten Sinnlichkeit und Sünde so stark, daß der junge Mann unter der stummen Verführungskraft dieses Weibes, das ihn zum Verbrecher machen wollte, nahe daran war, zu erliegen.An infernal boldness looked out from her burning eyes, and their lids drew close together with a lascivious and encouraging look, so that the young man felt himself growing weak beneath the mute will of this woman who was urging him to a crime.OP394477