- verbpersecute (verb) · persecutes (third person present) · persecuted (past tense) · persecuted (past participle) · persecuting (present participle)
- subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or their political beliefs:"his followers were persecuted by the authorities" · "no one should be persecuted for their religious beliefs"
- harass or annoy (someone) persistently:"Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls"
Originlate Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- ‘followed with hostility’, from the verb persequi, from per- ‘through, utterly’ + sequi ‘follow, pursue’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or their political beliefs:
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WEB3 days ago · verb transitive Word forms: ˈperseˌcuted or ˈperseˌcuting. 1. to afflict or harass constantly so as to injure or distress; oppress cruelly, esp. for reasons of religion, politics, or race. 2. to trouble or annoy constantly.
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