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ensue
ensue [ in sy ] (3rd person present singular ensues, present participle ensuing, past and past participle ensued)


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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