Definition of pursue

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Pursue (v. t.) To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account.

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Footstep :: Footstep (n.) The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom..
Fugue :: Fugue (n.) A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears..
Rache :: Rache (n.) A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound..
Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.
Trail :: Trail (n.) A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail..
Chaser :: Chaser (n.) One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.
Waif :: Waif (n.) Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice..
Consecute :: Consecute (v. t.) To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue.
Excise :: Excise (n.) In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system..
Prosecute :: Prosecute (v. t.) To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot..
Follow :: Follow (v. i.) To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.
Sew :: Sew (v. t.) To follow; to pursue; to sue.
Jingo :: "Jingo (n.) A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs..
Subsecutive :: Subsecute (v. t.) To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue..
Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt out evidence..
Fowler :: Fowler (n.) A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for food..
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game..
Course :: Course (v. t.) To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue..
Pursued :: Pursued (imp. & p. p.) of Pursu.
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