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prosequor

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Latin

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Etymology

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From prō- +‎ sequor (follow).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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prōsequor (present infinitive prōsequī, perfect active prōsecūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to escort, accompany
  2. to pursue, follow
  3. to describe in detail
  4. (figuratively) to attend, wait on, allow, accommodate

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References

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  • prosequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prosequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prosequor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to accompany any one when starting; to see a person off: aliquem proficiscentem prosequi
    • to wish any one a prosperous journey: aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
    • to attend a person's funeral: exsequias alicuius funeris prosequi
    • to perform the last offices of affection: supremis officiis aliquem prosequi (vid sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
    • to show kindness to..: benevolentia aliquem complecti or prosequi
    • to wish prosperity to an undertaking: aliquid optimis ominibus prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
    • to honour, show respect for, a person: aliquem honore afficere, augere, ornare, prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
    • to show a thankful appreciation of a person's kindness: grata memoria aliquem prosequi
    • to think of a person with a grateful sense of his goodness: nomen alicuius grato animo prosequi
    • to feel affection for a person: amore prosequi, amplecti aliquem
    • to use insulting expressions to any one: contumeliosis vocibus prosequi aliquem (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
    • to be courteous, obliging to some one: aliquem officiis suis complecti, prosequi
    • to pursue the enemy: hostes insequi, prosequi