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in-sĕquor , cūtus (quūtus), 3,
I.v. dep. n. and a., to follow, to follow after or upon a person or thing (class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “proximus huic, longo sed proximus intervallo Insequitur Salius,” Verg. A. 5, 321: “fugientem lumine pinum,” with her eyes follows the flying ship, Ov. M. 11, 468.—
B. In partic., to pursue, follow up, press upon: gens eadem quae te bello Insequitur, Verg. A. 8, 146: “hostem,” Curt. 4, 9, 13; 7, 9, 13; Suet. Claud. 1: “ad hostem insequendum,” Liv. 26, 6, 7: “reliquias Troiae cineres atque ossa peremptae,” Verg. A. 5, 786: “aliquem gladio stricto,” Cic. Phil. 2, 9, 21; so Caes. B. G. 1, 15; 1, 23 fin. al.—
C. Of time, to follow, succeed (in verb. fin. rare; cf. P. a. infra): “hunc proximo saeculo Themistocles insecutus est,” Cic. Brut. 10, 41; Quint. 3, 1, 8.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: “improborum facta suspicie insequitur,” Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 50. —
B. In partic.
1. To strive after, endeavor: “nec vero te rhetoricis quibusdam libris insequor, ut erudiam,” Cic. de Or. 2, 3, 10.—
2. To proceed: “pergam atque insequar longius,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 51.—Poet. with inf.: “rursus et alterius lentum convellere vimen Insequor,” Verg. A. 3, 32.—
3. To overtake: “at mors insecuta est Gracchum,” Cic. Div. 2, 29, 62. —
4. To pursue in a hostile manner with words, to censure, reproach, etc.: “homines benevolos contumeliā,” Cic. Att. 14, 14, 5: “irridendo,” id. Sest. 11, 25: “clamore ac minis,” id. Clu. 8, 24: “turpitudinem vitae,” Cic. Sull. 29, 81: “dissimiles,” Plin. Pan. 53, 2.—
5. Of order or succession, to follow, come next: “postremam litteram detrahebant, nisi vocalis insequebatur,” Cic. Or. 48, 161: “praesagium insequentis casus,” Suet. Galb. 6.—Hence, insĕquens , entis, P. a., of time, following: “annus,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 48, 10; Liv. 2, 18, 1: “diei insequentis pars,” id. 26, 14, 5: “nocte insequenti,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 23, 1: “anno,” Plin. 18, 28, 67, § 259: “tempore,” Vell. 1, 6: “insequentium aetatum principes,” Suet. Aug. 31.—
2. Of logical order: “ex prioribus geometria probat insequentia,” Quint. 1, 10, 37; cf. id. 8, 4, 17 al. — * Adv.: insĕquenter , i. q. protinus, deinceps, thereupon, immediately, Non. 376, 19.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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