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    suc·ceed
    [səkˈsēd]
    verb
    succeed (verb) · succeeds (third person present) · succeeded (past tense) · succeeded (past participle) · succeeding (present participle)
    1. achieve the desired aim or result:
      "keep trying and you will eventually succeed" · "he succeeded in winning a pardon" · "it was a mission that could not possibly succeed"
      • attain fame, wealth, or social status:
        "the management and business skills you need to succeed"
    2. take over a throne, inheritance, office, or other position from:
      "he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister"
      • become the new rightful holder of an inheritance, office, title, or property:
        "he succeeded to his father's kingdom"
      • come after and take the place of:
        "her embarrassment was succeeded by fear"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French succeder or Latin succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go’.
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    verb
    1. achieve the desired aim or result:
      triumph
      make good
      prosper
      flourish
      thrive
      advance
      make the grade
      cut it
      make a name for oneself
      make one's mark
      get somewhere
      arrive
      work
      work out
      come off
      pay off
      pan out
      do the trick
      be victorious
      achieve success
      be successful
      be a success
      do well
      make it
      crack it
      do all right for oneself
      find a place in the sun
      turn out well
      go as planned
      get results
      be effective
      be profitable
      Opposite:
      fail
      flop
      • take over a throne, inheritance, office, or other position from:
        replace
        take the place of
        come after
        follow
        supersede
        supplant
        displace
        oust
        remove
        unseat
        usurp
        step into someone's shoes
        take over from
        fill someone's shoes/boots
        Opposite:
        precede
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