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Suc*ceed" (?), v. t. [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. succéder. See Cede, and cf. Success.] 1. 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.
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As he saw him nigh succeed. Spenser.
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2. To fall heir to; to inherit. [Obs. & R.] Shak.
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3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
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Destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. Sir T. Browne.
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4. To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.]
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Succeed my wish and second my design. Dryden.
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Suc*ceed", v. i. 1. 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.
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If the father left only daughters, they equally succeeded to him in copartnership. Sir M. Hale.
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Enjoy till I return
Short pleasures; for long woes are to succeed! Milton.
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2. Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.
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No woman shall succeed in Salique land. Shak.
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3. To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve. Shak.
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4. 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.
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It is almost impossible for poets to succeed without ambition. Dryden.
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Spenser endeavored it in Shepherd's Kalendar; but neither will it succeed in English. Dryden.
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5. To go under cover. [A latinism. Obs.]
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Will you to the cooler cave succeed! Dryden.
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Syn. -- To follow; pursue. See Follow.
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