| Succeed (succeed) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Suc*ceed" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Succeeded] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Succeeding.] [L. succedere, successum] sub
under + cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed:
cf. F. succ[ |
To follow in order; to come
next after; hence, to take the place of; as, the king's eldest son
succeeds his father on the throne; autumn succeeds
summer.
To fall heir to; to inherit.
To come after] to be subsequent or
consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
To support; to prosper; to promote.
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| Succeed (succeed) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Suc*ceed" |
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To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come
next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow;
hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often with
to.
Specifically: To ascend the throne after
the removal the death of the occupant.
To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in
the same family; to devolve.
To obtain the object desired; to accomplish
what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or
termination; to be successful; as, he succeeded in his plans;
his plans succeeded.
To go under cover.
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