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- [pur-si-kyoot]
- /ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut/
- /ˈpɜː.sɪ.kjuːt/
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- [pur-si-kyoot]
- /ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut/
Definitions of persecute word
- verb with object persecute to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation. 1
- verb with object persecute to annoy or trouble persistently. 1
- transitive verb persecute harass, oppress 1
- transitive verb persecute pester 1
- verb persecute If someone is persecuted, they are treated cruelly and unfairly, often because of their race or beliefs. 0
- verb persecute If you say that someone is persecuting you, you mean that they are deliberately making your life difficult. 0
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Origin of persecute
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English; back formation from persecutour persecutor ≪ Late Latin persecūtor orig. prosecutor, equivalent to persecū-, variant stem of persequī to prosecute, pursue closely (see per-, sequence) + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Persecute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
persecute popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
persecute usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for persecute
verb persecute
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bait — Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
- bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
Top questions with persecute
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