Suc‐ceed″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Succeeded; p. pr. & vb. n.Succeeding.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under + cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F. succéder. See Cede, and cf. Success.] 1. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne; autumn succeeds summer.
As he saw him nigh succeed. Spenser.
2. To fall heir to; to inherit. Shak.
3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
Destructive effects... succeeded the curse. Sir T. Browne.
4. To support; to prosper; to promote.
Succeed my wish and second my design. Dryden.