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insĕquens, entis, Part. and P. a., from insequor.

in-sĕquor, cūtus (quūtus), 3, v. dep. n. and a., to follow, to follow after or upon a person or thing (class.).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: proximus huic, longo sed proximus intervallo Insequitur Salius, Verg. A. 5, 321: fugientem lumine pinum, with her eyes follows the flying ship, Ov. M. 11, 468.
    2. B. In partic., to pursue, follow up, press upon: gens eadem quae te bello Insequitur, Verg. A. 8, 146: hostem, Curt. 4, 9, 13; 7, 9, 13; Suet. Claud. 1: ad hostem insequendum, Liv. 26, 6, 7: reliquias Troiae cineres atque ossa peremptae, Verg. A. 5, 786: aliquem gladio stricto, Cic. Phil. 2, 9, 21; so Caes. B. G. 1, 15; 1, 23 fin. al.
    3. C. Of time, to follow, succeed (in verb. fin. rare; cf. P. a. infra): hunc proximo saeculo Themistocles insecutus est, Cic. Brut. 10, 41; Quint. 3, 1, 8.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. In gen.: improborum facta suspicie insequitur, Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 50.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. To strive after, endeavor: nec vero te rhetoricis quibusdam libris insequor, ut erudiam, Cic. de Or. 2, 3, 10.
      2. 2. To proceed: pergam atque insequar longius, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 51.
        Poet. with inf.: rursus et alterius lentum convellere vimen Insequor, Verg. A. 3, 32.
      3. 3. To overtake: at mors insecuta est Gracchum, Cic. Div. 2, 29, 62.
      4. 4. To pursue in a hostile manner with words, to censure, reproach, etc.: homines benevolos contumeliā, Cic. Att. 14, 14, 5: irridendo, id. Sest. 11, 25: clamore ac minis, id. Clu. 8, 24: turpitudinem vitae, Cic. Sull. 29, 81: dissimiles, Plin. Pan. 53, 2.
      5. 5. Of order or succession, to follow, come next: postremam litteram detrahebant, nisi vocalis insequebatur, Cic. Or. 48, 161: praesagium insequentis casus, Suet. Galb. 6.
        Hence, insĕquens, entis, P. a., of time, following: annus, Hirt. B. G. 8, 48, 10; Liv. 2, 18, 1: diei insequentis pars, id. 26, 14, 5: nocte insequenti, Hirt. B. G. 8, 23, 1: anno, Plin. 18, 28, 67, § 259: tempore, Vell. 1, 6: insequentium aetatum principes, Suet. Aug. 31.
      6. 2. Of logical order: ex prioribus geometria probat insequentia, Quint. 1, 10, 37; cf. id. 8, 4, 17 al.
        * Adv.: insĕquenter, i. q. protinus, deinceps, thereupon, immediately, Non. 376, 19.