From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Succeed \Suc*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succeeded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Succeeding.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under +
cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F.
succ['e]der. See Cede, and cf. Success.]
1. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the
place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on
the throne; autumn succeeds summer.
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As he saw him nigh succeed. --Spenser.
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2. To fall heir to; to inherit. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.
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3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to
follow; to pursue.
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Destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. --Sir
T. Browne.
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4. To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.]
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Succeed my wish and second my design. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Succeed \Suc*ceed"\, v. i.
1. To come in the place of another person, thing, or event;
to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course
of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the
possession of anything; -- often with to.
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If the father left only daughters, they equally
succeeded to him in copartnership. --Sir M. Hale.
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Enjoy till I return
Short pleasures; for long woes are to succeed!
--Milton.
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2. Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the
death of the occupant.
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No woman shall succeed in Salique land. --Shak.
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3. To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same
family; to devolve. --Shak.
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4. To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is
attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or
termination; to be successful; as, he succeeded in his
plans; his plans succeeded.
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It is almost impossible for poets to succeed without
ambition. --Dryden.
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Spenser endeavored it in Shepherd's Kalendar; but
neither will it succeed in English. --Dryden.
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5. To go under cover. [A latinism. Obs.]
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Will you to the cooler cave succeed! --Dryden.
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Syn: To follow; pursue. See Follow.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
succeed
v 1: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise
succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show";
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn:
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon,
deliver the goods] [ant: fail, go wrong, miscarry]
2: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles
succeed to the throne?" [syn: succeed, come after,
follow] [ant: come before, precede]