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persecute
[ pur-si-kyoot ]
verb (used with object)
- to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Synonyms: , ,
- to annoy or trouble persistently.
Synonyms: , , , ,
persecute
/ ˈɜːɪˌː /
verb
- to oppress, harass, or maltreat, esp because of race, religion, etc
- to bother persistently
Derived Forms
- ˈˌܳٴǰ, noun
- ˈˌܳپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··ܳ·Բ· adverb
- ···پ adjective
- ···پ·ness noun
- ···ٴǰ noun
- ···ٴ· [pur, -si-kyoo-t, uh, -ree, -ky, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
- ԴDz···ܳ·Բ adjective
- non····پ adjective
- non····ٴ· adjective
- ····ܳٱ verb (used with object) overpersecuted overpersecuting
- ܲ···ܳ·Բ adjective
- un····پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of persecute1
Word History and Origins
Origin of persecute1
Example Sentences
Thought to be of Berber origin, Pope Victor I was in charge of the Catholic Church at a time when Christians were sometimes being persecuted by Roman officials for refusing to worship Roman gods.
"It is another attempt to politicise and abuse the legal process in order to persecute Israel," he said.
There, the group reportedly said onstage that “the Irish are not so longer persecuted under the Brits, but we were never bombed under the f— skies with nowhere to go.”
Easter is supposed to be a happy time, but all I can think of is the people who persecuted Jesus.
The United States used to be the kind of country that welcomed the persecuted, but I guess she didn’t see us as the best option.
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