persecute (verb)

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• persecute — ► VERB 1) subject to prolonged hostility and ill treatment. 2) persistently harass or annoy. DERIVATIVES persecution noun persecutor noun. ORIGIN Old French persecuter, from Latin persequi follow with hostility …   English terms dictionary

• persecute — 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 …   Wiktionary

• persecute — I verb abuse, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, annoy, assail, attack, badger, be intolerant, be malevolent, be malicious, be offensive, be ruthless, bedevil, beset, bother, browbeat, bully, carp at, chevy, crucify, damage, distress, disturb, do an… …   Law dictionary

• persecute — verb 1》 subject to prolonged hostility and ill treatment. 2》 persistently harass or annoy. Derivatives persecution noun persecutor noun persecutory adjective Origin ME: from OFr. persecuter, from L. persecut , persequi follow with hostility …   English new terms dictionary

• persecute — verb (T) 1 to treat someone cruelly over a period of time, especially because of their religious or political beliefs: Puritans left England to escape being persecuted . 2 to deliberately cause trouble for someone by continually annoying them;… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• persecute — verb 1) they were persecuted for their religious beliefs Syn: oppress, abuse, victimize, ill treat, mistreat, maltreat, tyrannize, torment, torture; martyr 2) she was persecuted by the press Syn: harass …   Thesaurus of popular words

• persecute — verb 1) they were persecuted for their beliefs Syn: oppress, abuse, victimize, ill treat, mistreat, maltreat, torment, torture 2) she was persecuted by the press Syn: harass, hound …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• persecute — 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… …   English dictionary

• persecute — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• persecute — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)sɪkjuːt[/t]] persecutes, persecuting, persecuted 1) VERB If someone is persecuted, they are treated cruelly and unfairly, often because of their race or beliefs. [be V ed] Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the… …   English dictionary

• persecute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. molest, oppress, maltreat, pursue, beset; abuse, injure; hound, annoy, trouble. See malevolence, pain, badness, wrong. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To oppress, especially for religious reasons] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students