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Synonyms
pros·e·cute (prŏśĭ-kyōōt́)

[Middle English prosecuten, from Latin prōsequī, prōsecūt-, prō-, forward; see pro–1, + sequī, to follow.]

verb: -cut·ed, -cut·ing, -cutes. 

transitive verb 

  1. Law
    1. To initiate civil or criminal court action against.
    2. To seek to obtain or enforce by legal action.
    1. To pursue (an undertaking, for example) until completion; follow to the very end.
    2. To chase or pursue (a vessel): “He held a dispatch saying that had prosecuted and probably killed an Echo-class missile submarine” (Tom Clancy)
  3. To carry on, engage in, or practice.

intransitive verb 

Law
  1. To initiate and conduct legal proceedings.
  2. To act as prosecutor.

derivatives

prośe·cut́a·ble
adjective