Word: prosecuted
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pro
se
cu
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of prosecute; conduct a prosecution in a court of law
Morphemes:
Affix: prosecute
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To start criminal proceedings against.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prōsecūtus
Language: la
Decoded: prosecutus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: pursued, followed
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.