Definition of succeed

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Succeed (v. i.) 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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Success :: Success (n.) Act of succeeding; succession.
Alliteration :: Alliteration (n.) The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: -.
Succeed :: Succeed (v. i.) Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.
Succeedant :: Succeed (v. i.) To go under cover.
Incomer :: Incomer (n.) One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc..
Superinspect :: Superinjection (n.) An injection succeeding another.
Hit :: Hit (v. i.) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck..
Succeed :: Succeed (v. t.) To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
Heir :: Heir (n.) One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter..
Rhyme :: Rhyme (n.) Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be any..
Sequel :: Sequel (n.) That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history..
Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail..
Come :: Come (v. t.) To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can't come any tricks here..
Sequential :: Sequential (a.) Succeeding or following in order.
Youth :: Youth (n.) The part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood..
Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama..
Succedaneum :: Succedaneum (n.) One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute.
Succeeder :: Succeedant (a.) Succeeding one another; following.
Subsequently :: Subsequent (a.) Following in order of place; succeeding; as, a subsequent clause in a treaty..
Rotate :: Rotate (v. i.) To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in office..
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