Etymology

subsecute

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Today it means: To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue. Full definition →

Latin subsecūtus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsubsecūtus
  2. English todaysubsecute

From Latin subsecūtus, past participle of subsequor (“follow close after”). See subsequent.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.