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Synonyms & Antonyms of prosecute
to carry through (as a process) to completion
- the neurologists plan to prosecute their research for as long as funding remains available
Synonyms for prosecute
- accomplish,
- achieve,
- bring off,
- carry off,
- carry out,
- commit,
- compass,
- do,
- execute,
- follow through (with),
- fulfill
- (or fulfil),
- make,
- negotiate,
- perform,
- perpetrate,
- pull off,
- put through
Words Related to prosecute
- engage (in),
- practice
- (also practise)
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“Prosecute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecute. Accessed 22 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of prosecute was in the 15th century
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