ensue

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A great persecution of the Church will ensue, and vice will be touted as virtue ...

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  1. intransitive verb To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow.
  2. intransitive verb To take place subsequently.

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ensue:   ensued ·  ensuing ·  ensues
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  1. Middle English ensuen, from Old French ensuivre, ensu-, from Vulgar Latin *īnsequere, from Latin īnsequī, to follow closely : in-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + sequī, to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also insue; early modern English also ensew, ensewe; from Middle English ensuen, from Old French ensuire, ensuir, ensuivre, ensuevre, etc., French ensuivre = Provencal enseguir, ensegre, etc., from Latin insequi, follow upon, from in, upon, + sequi, follow: see sequent, sue. Cf. insecution, ult. from Latin insequi.
 

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