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ENSUINGLY

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en⋅sue

  [en-soo]
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–verb (used without object), -sued, -su⋅ing.
1. to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession: As the days ensued, he recovered his strength.
2. to follow as a consequence; result: When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME ensuen < AF ensuer (c. OF ensui(v)re). See en- 1 , sue

Related forms:
en⋅su⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 2. See follow. 2. issue, arise, flow.
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Word Origin & History

ensue 
1398, from O.Fr. ensivre "follow close upon," from L.L. insequere, from L. insequi "to pursue," from in- "upon" + sequi "follow" (see sequel).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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