chase

chase [-d, -ing] v

ME < late L. capture, seize, catch.

1. Pursue; try to apprehend; follow with the intent of overtaking.
2. Run after; move in a hurry; shift quickly as a result of contact; [prothesis] chasing; [fig.] fling up; be tossed around.
3. Approach rapidly; draw near with haste; [fig.] transform into.