succeed

intransitive verb | \ sək-ˈsēd \ | suc·ceed

1. : to follow in sequence and especially immediately

   : to follow in sequence and especially immediately

2. a : to take something by succession succeeded to his mother's estate

   b : to acquire the rights, obligations, and charges of a decedent in property comprising an estate the heir, who accepts, is considered as having succeeded to the deceased from the moment of his death —Louisiana Civil Code

   : to come after as heir or successor