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Ensue

En-sūe', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ENSUED; p. pr. & vb. n. ENSUING.] [Norm. Fr. ensuer, Fr. ensuivre, from prefix en and suivre, to follow; Pr. enseguir, ensegre, Lat. inseqŭi. See SUE.] To follow; to pursue. “Seek peace, and ensue it.” 1 Pet. iii. 11.

One would have thought That Nature had for wantonness ensued Art. Spenser.

A sudden change ensued the alteration of his medicines. W. Mason.

En-sūe', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To follow or come after; to result from; to succeed; as, a train of events in the order of time, or by a necessary connection or consequence from the premises; as, ensuing years; an ensuing conclusion or effect.

Damage to the mind or to the body, or to both, ensues, unless the exciting cause be presently removed. I. Taylor.

Synonyms— To follow; pursue. See FOLLOW.