Difference between Prosecutes and Pursue

PROSECUTES vs PURSUE: NOUN

To follow in an effort to overtake or capture; chase.
To strive to gain or accomplish.
To proceed along the course of; follow.
To carry further; advance.
To take action regarding (something), especially with the intention of sustained effort.
To engage in (a vocation or hobby, for example); practice.
To continue to torment or afflict; haunt.
To court.
To go in pursuit; to follow.
To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue.
To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor.

To follow; proceed along; follow in action.
To follow with the view of overtaking; follow with haste; chase; hunt: as, to pursue a hare; to pursue a fleeing enemy.
To seek; seek to obtain: as, to pursue a remedy at law; to pursue pleasure.
To follow close upon; attend; be present with; accompany.
To follow vindictively or with enmity; persecute; treat with hostility; seek to injure.
To follow as a principle of action, profession, trade, or occupation; prosecute; practise systematically; carry on.
To follow up; continue; proceed with.
To endeavor; try.
Synonyms To track, hound.
To strive for.
To conduct, keep up, persist in.
To give chase; charge.
To seek; endeavor; try.
To go on; continue; proceed.
To sue; act as prosecutor; take legal steps as plaintiff or prosecutor.
Be involved in

Indicts, Punishes, Enforces, Imprisons, Handles, Supervises, Incarcerates, Investigates, Litigates, Continues, Tries, Sues, Pursues, Engage, Pursue

Embark, Fulfill, Devote, Pursuit, Explore, Proceed, Seek, Quest for, Quest after, Act on, Follow up on, Go after, Follow, Engage, Prosecute

Oversees, Publicizes, Regulates, Victimize, Commits, Nominates, Molests, Hears, Appoints, Operates, Reimburses, Subjugates, Incarcerates, Litigates, Pursue

Undertake, Achieve, Attain, Exploring, Investigate, Develop, Initiate, Consider, Embark, Devote, Explore, Seek, Quest for, Follow, Prosecute

Ferdinand immediately decided to pursue her in marriage.
Is that something we many want to pursue?
Beyond those studies, students can pursue a Ph.
Larson did not pursue the John Hancock policies.
It provides scholarships to pursue an MBA course.
Claim FBI Asked Him To Pursue Maria Butina.
Will the lawsuit pursue damages for environmental destruction?
We are keen to pursue knowledge but sometimes we are too busy to pursue understanding, because understanding is often acquired through community.
Dispute you pursue at the same time you pursue a related Dispute with us.
We need to press on and pursue it the same way we pursue our earthly desires.