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Synonyms
suc·ceed (sək-sēd́)

[Middle English succeden, from Old French succeder, from Latin succēdere, sub-, near; see sub–, + cēdere, to go.]

verb: -ceed·ed, -ceed·ing, -ceeds. 

intransitive verb 

  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.

transitive verb 

  1. To come after in time or order; follow.
  2. To come after and take the place of. See synonyms at follow

derivatives

suc·cédent
adjective
suc·ceed́er
noun