persecute
11persecute — [pʉr′sə kyo͞ot΄] vt. persecuted, persecuting [LME persecuten < MFr persécuter, back form. < persécuteur < L persecutor < persequi, to pursue < per, through + sequi, to follow: see SEQUENT] 1. to afflict or harass constantly so as… …
12persecute — v. (D; tr.) to persecute for (they were persecuted for their religious beliefs) * * * [ pɜːsɪkjuːt] (D; tr.) to persecute for (they were persecuted for their religious beliefs) …
13persecute — UK [ˈpɜː(r)sɪˌkjuːt] / US [ˈpɜrsˌɪkjut] verb [transitive] Word forms persecute : present tense I/you/we/they persecute he/she/it persecutes present participle persecuting past tense persecuted past participle persecuted 1) to treat someone… …
14persecute — transitive verb ( cuted; cuting) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French persecuter, back formation from persecuteur persecutor, from Late Latin persecutor, from persequi to persecute, from Latin, to pursue, from per through + sequi to… …
15persecute — verb a) 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 ones race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode …
16persecute — See persecute, prosecute …
17persecute - prosecute — ◊ persecute To persecute someone means to continually treat them badly and make them suffer, for example because of their political or religious beliefs. Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted. They claim that nobody is persecuted for… …
18persecute, prosecute — These look alikes have related but different meanings. To persecute is to harass, to torment, to treat badly, to bother, to worry, to oppress, to trouble: Some teen agers feel that their parents persecute them. Businessmen sometimes think that… …
19persecute — persecutingly, adv. persecutive, adj. persecutiveness, n. persecutor, n. persecutory /perr si kyooh teuh ree, kyeuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /perr si kyooht /, v.t., persecuted, persecuting. 1. to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, esp …
20persecute — Synonyms and related words: abuse, afflict, aggravate, aggrieve, annoy, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, befoul, beset, bewitch, blight, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bully, bullyrag, burn up, chivy, condemn, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage,… …
