Persecute

Verb

 * 1) 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 one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.
 * "Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." -Matt. v. 44.
 * 1) To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.

Synonyms

 * oppress, harass, distress, worry, annoy

Related terms

 * prosecute
 * sequel

Adverbs for Persecute
mercilessly; relentlessly; odiously; pettishly; determinedly; whimsically; remorselessly; senselessly; bitterly; unjustly; repeatedly; unflaggingly; doggedly; incredibly; unfalteringly.

Thesaurus
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, defile, deprave, despoil, destroy, devil, disadvantage, discompose, disserve, distemper, distress, disturb, do a mischief, do evil, do ill, do wrong, do wrong by, dog, doom, dragoon, envenom, exasperate, exercise, fash, fret, get, get into trouble, gripe, harass, harm, harry, haunt, heckle, hector, hex, hound, hunt, hurt, ill-treat, impair, importune, infect, injure, irk, irritate, jinx, maltreat, martyr, menace, miff, mistreat, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, oppress, outrage, peeve, pester, pick on, pique, plague, play havoc with, play hob with, pluck the beard, poison, pollute, pother, prejudice, provoke, punish, pursue, rack, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, savage, scathe, subjugate, suppress, taint, tease, threaten, torment, torture, trouble, try the patience, tweak the nose, tyrannize, vex, victimize, violate, worry, wound, wreak havoc on, wrong

Etymology
From persécuter:, from  persequor:, from  (English sequel:). Compare prosecute:.

Translations

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 * Russian: чморить
 * Spanish: perseguir


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