2007-02-28
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suc·ceed (sək-sēd') Pronunciation Key
v. suc·ceed·ed, suc·ceed·ing, suc·ceeds
v. intr.
To come next in time or succession; follow after another; replace another in an office or a position: She succeeded to the throne.
To accomplish something desired or intended: "Success is counted sweetest/By those who ne'er succeed" (Emily Dickinson).
Obsolete To devolve upon a person by way of inheritance.
v. tr.
To come after in time or order; follow.
To come after and take the place of. See Synonyms at follow.
[Middle English succeden, from Old French succeder, from Latin succēdere : sub-, near; see sub- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
suc·ce'dent (sək-sēd'nt) adj., suc·ceed'er n.
2007-02-28
06:19:20 ·
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