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ensue

en·sue [ in s, en s ] (past and past participle en·sued, present participle en·su·ing, 3rd person present singular en·sues)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. follow: to follow closely after something

2. result: to be a consequence of something

[14th century. < Old French ensu-, stem of ensuivre< assumed Vulgar Latin insequere "follow in" < Latin sequi "follow"]
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