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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
Verb
[-cuting, -cuted]
1. to oppress or maltreat (someone), because of race or religion
2. to harass (someone) persistently [Latin persequi to take vengeance upon]
persecution n
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) << OPPOSITE leave alone
Translations

persecute [ˈpəːsɪkjuːt] vt (= pursue) → perseguir (= harass); acosar
persecute [ˈpəːsɪkjuːt] vtpersécuter
persecute [ˈpəːsɪkjuːt] vtverfolgen
persecute [ˈpəːsɪkjuːt] 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 ˌperseˈcution
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 ˈpersecutor
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


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