Home/Rootonym/To start or conduct legal action in order to prove guilt; to press on with: carry on (verb)
To start or conduct legal action in order to prove guilt; to press on with: carry on (verb)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 9 letters · last seen August 31, 2026
Answer
PROSECUTE
The Root
SECUmeans “follow”
In a sentence: The shopkeeper needs to PROSECUTE Curt since he refuses to pay delinquent invoices.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “To start or conduct legal action in order to prove guilt; to press on with: carry on (verb)” has the answer PROSECUTE (9 letters), built on the root SECU, which means “follow”. See the full August 31, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.