persecutory

per·se·cute

(pûr′sĭ-kyo͞ot′)

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: persecuted the babysitter with foolish questions.

[Middle English, from Old French persecuter, back-formation from persecuteur, persecutor, from Late Latin persecūtor, from persecūtus, past participle of persequī, to persecute, from Latin, to pursue : per-, per- + sequī, to follow; see sek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

per′se·cu·tee′ (-kyo͞o-tē′) n.

per′se·cu′tive, per′se·cu·to′ry (-kyo͝o-tôr′ē, -kyo͞o′tə-rē) adj.

per′se·cu′tor n.

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persecutory

(ˈpɜːsɪˌkjuːtərɪ)

adj

involving or characteristic of persecution

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Translations

persecutorio

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