(P. a.) : ex-sĕquor or exĕquor, cūtus, 3
* V. dep. a., to follow to the end, to pursue, follow.
* In partic., to follow or accompany to the grave (cf. the deriv. exsequiae): funus, Massur. Sabin. ap. Gell. 10, 16, 25: aliquem omni laude et laetitia, Cic. poëta in Tusc. 1, 48, 115 (a transl. of ἐκπέμπειν, in Eurip.).
* Trop. (class.; most freq. in the special significations).
* In gen., to follow, follow after, accompany; to go after, to pursue: quae exanimata exsequitur aspectum tuum,Plaut. Ep. 4, 2, 3: quid petam praesidi aut exsequar? Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 112 ed. Vahl.): non igitur dubium, quin aeternitatem maluerit exsequi, etc.,to follow after, take pattern after,Cic. Univ. 2 fin.: cur non omnes fatum illius (Pompei) una exsecuti sumus?followed, pursued, subjected ourselves to,id. Att. 9, 12, 1; cf. id. Phil. 2, 22, 54: sectam meam exsecutae comites,joined,Cat. 63, 15: suam quisque spem, sua consilia, communibus deploratis, exsequentes,Liv. 5, 40, 5: aerumnam, qs. to pursue, i. e. to undergo, suffer, endure, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 1: egestatem,id. Trin. 3, 2, 60: mortem,id. Ps. 4, 2, 38: probrum,id. Truc. 2, 5, 8.
* In partic.
* To follow up, prosecute, carry out; to perform, execute, accomplish, fulfil (syn.: conficio, perficio, perago, consummo, patro, perpetro, absolvo): nullam rem oportet dolose aggrediri, nisi Astute accurateque exsequare,Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 10; cf.: est difficile id non exsequi usque ad extremum,Cic. Rab. Post. 2, 5: inceptum hoc itiner perficere exsequar,Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 72 and 88: incepta,Liv. 30, 4, 10: imperium,Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 22: mandata vestra,Cic. Phil. 9, 4, 9: omnia regis officia et munera,id. de Sen. 10, 34; cf.: munus officii (with tueri),id. ib. 20, 72: munus (with fungi),id. Tusc. 3, 7, 15: negotia,id. Off. 1, 23, 79: obsidiones,Tac. A. 15, 4: scelus,Curt. 8, 6: sermonem cum aliquo,to converse,Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 5: cum civitas armis jus suum exsequi conaretur, to assert, maintain, * Caes. B. G. 1, 4, 3: comptam et mitem orationem,Cic. de Sen. 9, 28.—With a rel.-clause: quem locum ipse capturus esset, cogitando aut quaerendo exsequebatur,Liv. 35, 28, 4: summa omnia cum cura inquirendo exequebatur,id. 22. 3, 2.—With ut: mihi Exsequi certa res est, ut abeam Potius hinc ad forum, quam domi cubem,Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 17.
* To go through with in speaking, to relate, describe, say, tell (freq. since the Aug. period): quae vix verbis exsequi possum,Cic. Fam. 11, 27, 6: quidam exsecuti sunt verbosius,Quint. 5, 12, 15: si omnia exsequi velim, Liv. 27, 27, 12: haec omnia copiosius,Quint. 9, 3, 89: quae diligentius,id. 10, 4, 6: quae divine in Oratore (Tullius),id. 1, 6, 18: caelestia dona aërii mellis,Verg. G. 4, 2; cf.: laudes brassicae,Plin. 20, 9, 33, § 78: numerum subtiliter,Liv. 3, 5, 13: sententias,Tac. A. 3, 65: vetera facunde,id. ib. 12, 58: vera,id. ib. 11, 21: imagines et elogia universi generis,Suet. Galb. 3 et saep.
* To pursue with punishment, to punish, avenge (perh. not ante-Aug.): omnia scire, non omnia exsequi,Tac. Agr. 19: deorum hominumque violata jura,Liv. 3, 25, 8: injurias accusationibus,Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 5: delicta,Suet. Caes. 67: doloris exsequendi jus,Liv. 5, 11, 5: justum dolorem,Dig. 29, 5, 33.—Absol.: pater caedetur? defendam: caesus est? exsequar, Sen. de Ira, 1, 12; Dig. 34, 9, 22.—Once with a pers. object: me L. Tarquinium Superbum cum scelerata coniuge, etc., ferro, igni exsecuturum,to pursue,Liv. 1, 59, 1 (MSS.; Weissenb. et al. exacturum).—Hence, exsĕ-quens (exeq-), entis, (acc. to II.), searching after, studious of: memoriarum veterum exsequentissimus,Gell. 10, 12, 9.!*? exsequi as pass.: quaerebatur an prioris judicis sententia exsequi possit, could be carried out (cf. II. B. supra), Dig. 2, 1, 19.—Hence, exsĕcūtus (exec-), a, um, in pass. signif.: exsecuto regis imperio,executed,Just. 7, 3, 2.

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