† subsecutev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To follow, pursue.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > pursue
followOE
driveOE
to go after ——OE
to come after——c1275
pursuec1300
suec1300
catcha1325
chasec1330
enchasec1380
to pursue aftera1387
ensuea1513
subsecute1548
prosecute1549
jass1577
course1587
to make after ——a1592
scorse1596
chevya1825
to take out after1865
shag1913
1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xlvjv Yf by any possibilite he could be subsecuted and ouertaken.
1569 T. Stocker tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. Successors Alexander ii. xix. 70/2 Aristone..subsecuted and chased him through the countrey of Basalcie.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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