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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin consequor, consecutus.
Verb
consecute (third-person singular simple present consecutes, present participle consecuting, simple past and past participle consecuted)
- (obsolete) To follow closely; to endeavour to overtake; to pursue.
1536, L. Gray, State papers King Henry the Eighth:For, as ferr as I can lerne, few men hitherto, being here in any auctoritie, hath finally consecuted favors and thankes, but rather the contrarie, with povertie for theire farewell.
1715, Gilbert Burnet, “Book II. Of Matters, that Happen’d during the Time Comprehended in the Second Book of the History of the Reformation.”, in The History of the Reformation of the Church of England. The Third Part. , London: J. Churchill , →OCLC, page 71:And that ye be utterly in despair to consecute or attain any thing to the purpose there, to the benefit of the said Cause, with the strange demeanour that hath been used in calling you to make answer, why the supplications presented by the Emperor's Ambassador for advocation of the Cause should not proceed.
Latin
Participle
cōnsecūte
- vocative masculine singular of cōnsecūtus