Sŭb'se-cūte, v. t.

verbtransitive

[Lat. subsequi, p. p. subsecutus, from prefix sub, under, and sequi, to follow.] To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue. [Obs.] “To follow and detain him, if by any possibility he could be subsecuted and overtaken.” [Obs.] J. Hall.