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Latin
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Etymology
From ex- + sequor (“follow”).
Pronunciation
Verb
exsequor (present infinitive exsequī, perfect active exsecūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- to follow after thoroughly, steadfastly accompany, go after, seek after, pursue persistently
- Synonyms: persequor, sequor, cōnsequor, īnsequor, īnsector, comitō, continuō, excipiō, premō, agō, īnstō, apīscor
- to follow or accompany to the grave
- to follow up, carry out, enforce, perform, execute, accomplish, fulfil
- Synonyms: perficiō, cōnficiō, absolvō, agō, expleō, patrō, efficiō, cumulō, impleō, conclūdō, condō, peragō, dēfungor, fungor, nāvō, perpetrō, trānsigō, prōflīgō, gerō, claudō, inclūdō, exhauriō
- to follow up, investigate, examine
- Synonyms: lūstrō, perlūstrō, circumspiciō, cōnspiciō, obeō, īnspiciō, recēnseō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō
- to go through with in speaking, rehearse, relate, describe, say, tell
- to pursue with vengeance or punishment, punish, avenge
- Synonyms: castīgō, multō, pūniō, expiō, mulctō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, moneō, plēctō, ulcīscor
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References
- “exsequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “exsequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- exsequor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to attend a person's funeral: funus alicuius exsequi
- to execute a commission: mandatum exsequi, persequi, conficere
- to execute, manage a business, undertaking: negotium obire, exsequi
- to be unable to say all one wants: verbis non omnia exsequi posse
- to do one's duty: officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestare
- to fulfil one's duty in every detail: omnes officii partes exsequi
- to be engaged upon a transaction, carry it out: negotium obire or exsequi