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1. (v.t.) persecute
to subject to harassing or cruel treatment, as because of religion, race, or beliefs; oppress.
2. persecute
to annoy or trouble persistently.
Etymology: (1400–50; back formation from persecutour persecutor (< AF) < LL persecūtor orig. prosecutor = L persecū-, var. s. of persequī to prosecute, pursue closely (see per -, sequence ) +-tor -tor)
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| Definition of 'persecute' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) persecute, oppress
cause to suffer
"Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
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1. (verb) persecute
to treat sb unfairly due to their religion, race, etc.
a tribe that has been persecuted for centuries
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| Definition of 'persecute' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) persecute
to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to a particular religious creed or mode of worship
2. (verb) persecute
to harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy
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Sense: to make (someone) suffer, especially because of their opinions or beliefs
They were persecuted for their religion.
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 Afrikaans: vervolg |
 Arabic: يَضْطَهِد، يُعَذِّب |
 Bulgarian: преследвам |
 Brazilian: perseguir |
 Czech: pronásledovat |
 German: verfolgen |
 Danish: forfølge |
 Greek: διώκω, κατατρέχω |
 Spanish: perseguir; acosar, atorme |
 Estonian: taga kiusama |
 Farsi: اذیت کردن |
 Finnish: vainota |
 French: persécuter |
 Hebrew: לרדוף |
 Hindi: उत्पीडि़त करना |
 Croatian: proganjati |
 Hungarian: üldöz |
 Indonesian: menganiaya, menyiksa |
 Icelandic: ofsækja |
 Italian: perseguitare |
 Japanese: 迫害する |
 Korean: 박해하다 |
 Lithuanian: persekioti |
 Latvian: vajāt |
 Malay: menyeksa |
 Dutch: vervolgen |
 Norwegian: forfølge |
 Polish: prześladować |
 Persian: اذیت کردن |
 Pashto: پسې اخيستل ( تعقيبول ): ځ |
 Portuguese: perseguir |
 Romanian: a persecuta |
 Russian: подвергать гонениям |
 Slovak: prenasledovať |
 Slovenian: preganjati |
 Serbian: progoniti |
 Swedish: förfölja, ansätta, plåga |
 Thai: กลั่นแกล้ง |
 Turkish: zulmetmek, eziyet etmek |
 Taiwanese: 迫害，殘害 |
 Ukrainian: переслідувати |
 Urdu: اذيت دينا |
 Vietnamese: hành hạ |
 Chinese: 迫害 |
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