persecutive

per·se·cute

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pur-si-kyoot]
- /ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut/
- /pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːtɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-si-kyoot]
- /ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut/

Definitions of persecutive word

verb with object persecutive 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 persecutive to annoy or trouble persistently. 1

See all 2 definitions of persecutive

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Origin of persecutive

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 Persecutive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Persecutive

persecutive 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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

persecutive usage trend in Literature

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