succeed

/səkˈsiːd/verb
Elementary
1

To follow something in sequence or time.

2

To replace or supplant someone in order vis-à-vis an office, position, or title.

3

To come after or follow; to be subsequent or consequent; (often with to).

4

To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).

5

To ascend the throne after the removal or death of the occupant.

6

To prevail in obtaining an intended objective or accomplishment; to prosper as a result or conclusion of a particular effort.

7

To prosper or attain success and beneficial results in general.

8

To turn out, fare, do (well or ill).

9

To support; to prosper; to promote or give success to.

10

To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve; (often with to).

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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