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From ex- +‎ sequor (“follow”).

exsequor (present infinitive exsequī, perfect active exsecūtus sum or exsequūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to follow after thoroughly, steadfastly accompany, go after, seek after, pursue persistently
    Synonyms: persequor, sequor, cōnsequor, īnsequor, īnsector, comitō, continuō, excipiō, premō, agō, īnstō, apīscor
  2. to follow or accompany to the grave
  3. to follow up, carry out, enforce, perform, execute, accomplish, fulfill
    Synonyms: perficiō, cōnficiō, absolvō, agō, expleō, patrō, efficiō, cumulō, impleō, conclūdō, condō, peragō, dēfungor, fungor, nāvō, perpetrō, trānsigō, prōflīgō, gerō, claudō, inclūdō, exhauriō

    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.395–396:

      [...] multa gemēns magnōque animum labefactus amōre,
      iussa tamen dīvom exsequitur classemque revīsit.
      [Aeneas,] bemoaning so much, his resolve weakened by intense passion, nevertheless fulfills the commands of the gods and returns to the fleet.
  4. to follow up, investigate, examine
    Synonyms: lūstrō, perlūstrō, circumspiciō, cōnspiciō, obeō, īnspiciō, recēnseō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō
  5. to go through with in speaking, rehearse, relate, describe, say, tell
  6. to pursue with vengeance or punishment, punish, avenge
    Synonyms: castīgō, multō, pūniō, expiō, mulctō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, moneō, plēctō, ulcīscor
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present exsequor exsequeris,
exsequere 		exsequitur exsequimur exsequiminī exsequuntur
imperfect exsequēbar exsequēbāris,
exsequēbāre 		exsequēbātur exsequēbāmur exsequēbāminī exsequēbantur
future exsequar exsequēris,
exsequēre 		exsequētur exsequēmur exsequēminī exsequentur
perfect exsecūtus or exsequūtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect exsecūtus or exsequūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect exsecūtus or exsequūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present exsequar exsequāris,
exsequāre 		exsequātur exsequāmur exsequāminī exsequantur
imperfect exsequerer exsequerēris,
exsequerēre 		exsequerētur exsequerēmur exsequerēminī exsequerentur
perfect exsecūtus or exsequūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect exsecūtus or exsequūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — exsequere — — exsequiminī —
future — exsequitor exsequitor — — exsequuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present exsequī — exsequēns —
future exsecūtūrum esse,
exsequūtūrum esse 		— exsecūtūrus,
exsequūtūrus 		exsequendus
perfect exsecūtum esse,
exsequūtum esse 		— exsecūtus,
exsequūtus 		—
future perfect exsecūtum fore,
exsequūtum fore 		— — —
perfect potential exsecūtūrum fuisse,
exsequūtūrum fuisse 		— — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
exsequendī exsequendō exsequendum exsequendō exsecūtum,
exsequūtum 		exsecūtū,
exsequūtū
  • “exsequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “exsequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exsequor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to attend a person's funeral: funus alicuius exsequi
    • to execute a commission: mandatum exsequi, persequi, conficere
    • to execute, manage a business, undertaking: negotium obire, exsequi
    • to be unable to say all one wants: verbis non omnia exsequi posse
    • to do one's duty: officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestare
    • to fulfil one's duty in every detail: omnes officii partes exsequi
    • to be engaged upon a transaction, carry it out: negotium obire or exsequi