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suc·ceed    Audio Help   (sək-sēd')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   suc·ceed·ed, suc·ceed·ing, suc·ceeds

v.   intr.
  1. To come next in time or succession; follow after another; replace another in an office or a position: She succeeded to the throne.
  2. To accomplish something desired or intended: "Success is counted sweetest/By those who ne'er succeed" (Emily Dickinson).
  3. Obsolete To devolve upon a person by way of inheritance.

v.   tr.
  1. To come after in time or order; follow.
  2. 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.
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