SUCCEED

/səkˈsiːd/
12
Scrabble
15
WWF
S(1) U(1) C(3) C(3) E(1) E(1) D(2)
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Definition

/səkˈsiːd/
verb
  1. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.
    “Autumn succeeds summer.”
  2. To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful.
    “The persecution of any righteous practice has never succeeded in the face of history; in fact, it can expedite the collapse of the persecutory regime.”
  3. To fall heir to; to inherit.
    “So, if the issue of the elder son succeed before the younger, I am king.”

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