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persecute

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per·se·cute  (pûrs-kyt)
tr.v. per·se·cut·ed, per·se·cut·ing, per·se·cutes
1. To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs.
2. To annoy persistently; bother.

[Middle English, from Old French persecuter, back-formation from persecuteur, persecutor, from Late Latin persector, from persectus, past participle of persequ, to persecute, from Latin, to pursue : per-, per- + sequ, to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]

perse·cu·tee (-ky-t) n.
perse·cutive, perse·cu·tory (-ky-tôr, -tr, -kyt-r) adj.
perse·cutor n.

persecute [ˈpɜːsɪˌkjuːt]
vb (tr)
1. to oppress, harass, or maltreat, esp because of race, religion, etc.
2. to bother persistently
[from Old French persecuter, back formation from persecuteur, from Late Latin persecūtor pursuer, from persequī to take vengeance upon]
persecutive  adj
persecutor  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.persecute - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
purge - oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"

persecute
verb
2. harass, bother, annoy, bait, tease, worry, hassle (informal), badger, pester, vex, be on your back (slang) He described his first wife as constantly persecuting him.
harass let alone, leave alone
Translations
persecute [ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt] VTperseguir; (= harass) → acosar
they were persecuted under the Nazissufrieron persecución bajo los nazis
to persecute sb with questionsacosar a algn con preguntas

persecute [ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːt] vtpersécuter
to be persecuted → être persécuté

persecute
vtverfolgen

persecute [ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt] vtperseguitare
persecute [ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt] vtperseguitare

persecute
v persecute [ˈpəːsikjuːt]
to make (someone) suffer, especially because of their opinions or beliefs They were persecuted for their religion. vervolg يَضْطَهِد، يُعَذِّب преследвам pronásledovat forfølge verfolgen διώκω, κατατρέχω perseguir; acosar, atormentar taga kiusama اذیت کردن vainota persécuter לרדוף उत्पीडि़त करना proganjati üldöz menganiaya, menyiksa ofsækja perseguitare 迫害する 박해하다 persekioti vajāt menyeksa vervolgen forfølge prześladować perseguir a persecuta подвергать гонениям prenasledovať preganjati progoniti förfölja, ansätta, plåga กลั่นแกล้ง zulmetmek, eziyet etmek 迫害 переслідувати اذيت دينا hành hạ
n perseˈcution
vervolging إضْطِهاد، تَعْذيب преследване pronásledování forfølgelse die Verfolgung διωγμός, καταδίωξη persecución tagakiusamine آزار و اذیت vaino persécution רְדִיפָה उत्पीड़न, अत्याचार proganjanje üldözés penganiayaan ofsókn persecuzione 迫害 박해 persekiojimas vajāšana penyeksaan vervolging forfølgelse prześladowanie perseguição persecuţie, persecutare гонение prenasledovanie preganjanje progon förföljelse การกลั่นแกล้ง işkence etme 迫害 переслідування, гоніння اذيت رساني sự hành hạ
n persecutor
vervolger مُضْطَهِد، ظالِم пpecлeдвaч pronásledovatel, -ka forfølger der/die Verfolger(in) διώκτης perseguidor jälitaja ستمگر vainooja persécuteur/-trice רוֹדֵף उत्पीड़क, अत्याचारी progonitelj üldöző penganiaya ofsækjandi persecutore, persecutrice 迫害者 박해자 persekiotojas vajātājs penyeksa vervolger forfølger, plageånd prześladowca perseguidor persecutor гонитель prenasledovateľ, -ka preganjalec progonilac förföljare ผู้ก่อกวน zalim 迫害者 переслідувач, гонитель ايذا رساں، ظالم kẻ quấy rối

persecute يَضطهِِد pronásledovat retsforfølge verfolgen διώκω perseguir vainota persécuter progoniti perseguitare 迫害する 박해하다 vervolgen forfølge prześladować perseguir преследовать förfölja จับมาลงโทษ baskı yapmak ngược đãi 迫害


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I should persecute anyone who would not show me respect.
She bore her burden of humiliation bitterly for several days, until she was suddenly comforted by a realization that Cyrus had ceased to persecute her.
That a tyranny contains all that is bad both in a democracy and an oligarchy is evident; with an oligarchy it has for its end gain, as the only means of providing the tyrant with guards and the luxuries of life; like that it places no confidence in the people; and therefore deprives them of the use of arms: it is also common to them both to persecute the populace, to drive them out of the city and their own habitations.
 
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