in-sĕquor, cūtus (quūtus), 3, v. dep. n. and a., to follow, to follow after or upon a person or thing (class.).
I Lit.
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.—
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.—
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.—
II Trop.
A In gen.: improborum facta suspicie insequitur, Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 50. —
B In partic.
1 To strive after , endeavor : nec vero te rhetoricis quibusdam libris insequor, ut erudiam, Cic. de Or. 2, 3, 10.—
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 To overtake : at mors insecuta est Gracchum, Cic. Div. 2, 29, 62. —
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 Of order or succession, to follow , come next : postremam litteram detrahebant, nisi vocalis insequebatur, Cic. Or. 48, 161: praesagium insequentis casus, Suet. Galb. 6.
XIII —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.—
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.