prō-sequor cūtus (quūtus), ī, dep.,
to follow, accompany, attend, follow after, escort:
eum milites electi sunt prosecuti, Cs.: unum illum, N.: exsequias illius
funeris, attend: lacrimis ad fores, O.: Aeneas Prosequitur lacrimans longe,
V.—Of<*> things, to follow, pursue, accompany, attend: Prosequitur surgens a puppi ventus euntes, V.: naves mittere quae se prosequerentur, L.: Cattos saltus Hercynius prosequitur simul atque deponit, i. e. extends to
the limits of their territory, Ta.: (amici) mortui vivunt; tantus eos
honos prosequitur amicorum: oculis abeuntem prosequor udis, i. e. look
after, O.—To chase, follow up, pursue, follow: neque
longius prosequi potuerunt, Cs.: novissimos multa
millia passuum, Cs.: speculatores, qui prosequerentur
agmen, missi, L.—Of speech, to follow up, attack, assail, abuse:
hominem verbis vehementioribus: contumeliosis vocibus,
Cs.—Fig., to wait upon, attend, honor, distinguish: alquem
honorificis verbis: gratissimis animis nomen adulescentis: laudibus virum,
L.: tuam profectionem amore: cum donis legatos,
L.—In discourse, to pursue, continue, follow up, go on: illius mortis opportunitatem benevolentiā: prosequitur
pavitans, V.: pascua versu, describe at length,
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