succeed
suc·ceed (sək-sēdʹ)v. suc·ceed·ed, suc·ceed·ing, suc·ceedsv. 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·ceʹdent (sək-sēdʹnt) adj.suc·ceedʹer n.
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