persecute

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.

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[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 sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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perse·cu·tee (-ky-t) n.

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

perse·cutor n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

persecute - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" oppress 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"

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persecute

verb

1. victimize, hunt, injure, pursue, torture, hound, torment, martyr, oppress, pick on, molest, ill-treat, maltreat They have been persecuted for their beliefs.
victimize back, support, comfort, pet, humour, spoil, accommodate, indulge, console, pamper, cosset, coddle, mollycoddle

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] VT → perseguir; (= harass) → acosar
they were persecuted under the Nazis → sufrieron persecución bajo los nazis
to persecute sb with questions → acosar a algn con preguntas

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persecute [ˈpɜː^rsɪkjuːt] vt → persécuter
to be persecuted → être persécuté

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persecute

vt → verfolgen

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persecute [ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt] vt → perseguitare

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persecute [ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt] vt → perseguitare

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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 迫害

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 迫害

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 迫害者

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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