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Succeed
King James Dictionary
or SUCCEE'D, The first is the more analogical spelling, as in concede, recede. L. succedo sub and cedo, to give way, to pass.
1. To follow in order to take the place which another has left as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne.
John Adams succeeded Gen. Washington in the presidency of the United States. Lewis XVIII of France has lately deceased, and is succeeded by his brother Charles X.
2. To follow to come after to be subsequent or consequent.
Those destructive effects succeeded the curse.
3. To prosper to make successful.
Succeed my wish, and second my design.
SUCCEE'D, To follow in order.
Not another comfort like to this,
Succeeds in unknown fate.
1. To come in the place of one that has died or quitted the place, or of that which has preceded. Day succeeds to night, and night to day.
Enjoy till I return
Short pleasures for long woes are to succeed.
Revenge succeeds to love, and rage to grief.
2. To obtain the object desired to accomplish what is attempted or intended to have a prosperous termination. The enemy attempted to take the fort by storm, but did not succeed. The assault was violent, but the attempt did not succeed.
It is almost impossible for poets to succeed without ambition.
3. To terminate with advantage to have a good effect.
Spenser endeavored imitation in the Shepherd's Kalendar but neither will it succeed in English.
4. To go under cover.
Or will you to the cooler cave succeed? Not much used.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Entry for 'Succeed'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/s/succeed.html.
