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persecute* * *perseguitare v.tr. to persecute; to pursue (anche fig.); to hound; ( di fantasmi, spiriti ecc.) to haunt: furono crudelmente perseguitati, they were cruelly persecuted; perseguitare il nemico, to pursue the enemy; essere perseguitato dai propri creditori, to be hounded by one's creditors; quel sogno mi perseguita, that dream haunts me; il rimorso lo perseguita, remorse pursues him; perseguitare una donna, ( molestarla) to press one's attentions on a woman // la sfortuna mi perseguita, I am dogged by bad luck.* * *[persegwi'tare]verbo transitivo1) (fare oggetto di persecuzioni) to persecute2) (tormentare) to pursue, to harass, to hound; [ incubo] to haunt [ persona]* * *perseguitare/persegwi'tare/ [1]1 (fare oggetto di persecuzioni) to persecute2 (tormentare) to pursue, to harass, to hound; [ incubo] to haunt [ persona]; la sfortuna lo perseguita he's dogged by misfortune. -
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perseguire v.tr.1 to follow; to pursue: perseguire uno scopo, to pursue one's aim (o object)2 (letter.) ( perseguitare) to persecute; to pursue (anche fig.): perseguire i buoni, to persecute the good3 (dir.) to prosecute; to indict; to institute legal proceedings (against); ( citare in giudizio) to sue; ( punire) to punish: i trasgressori saranno perseguiti a termine di legge, trespassers will be prosecuted.* * *[perse'gwire]verbo transitivo1) to pursue [ scopo]2) dir. to prosecute [ reato]* * *perseguire/perse'gwire/ [3]1 to pursue [ scopo]2 dir. to prosecute [ reato]. -
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perseguitato s.m. (f. -a) persécuté, victime f.: perseguitato politico victime d'un régime politique. -
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vt [perseɡwi'tare](anche) fig to persecute
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persécuté — persécuté, ée [ pɛrsekyte ] adj. et n. • 1694; de persécuter 1 ♦ En butte à une persécution. Peuple persécuté. Jean Jacques « persécuté ou croyant l être, entouré d imaginaires ennemis, d autres réels » (Henriot). 2 ♦ N. Victime d une persécution … Encyclopédie Universelle
Persecute — Per se*cute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persecuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persecuting}.] [F. pers[ e]cueter, L. persequi, persecutus, to pursue, prosecute; per + sequi to follow, pursue. See {Per }, and {Second}.] 1. To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
persecute - 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… … Useful english dictionary
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
persécuté — persécuté, ée (pèr sé ku té, tée) part. passé de persécuter. Qui est l objet de la persécution. • Un des philosophes les plus persécutés fut l immortel Bayle, l honneur de la nature humaine, VOLT. Dict. phil. Philosophe, I. Substantivement.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
persecute — late 15c., to oppress for the holding of a belief or opinion, from M.Fr. persécuter pursue, torment, open legal action (14c.), from L. persecutus, pp. of persequi (see PERSECUTION (Cf. persecution)). Related: Persecuted; persecuting … Etymology dictionary
persecute — oppress, *wrong, aggrieve Analogous words: *worry, annoy, harass, harry: torture, torment, rack (see AFFLICT): *bait, badger, hound, ride Contrasted words: *indulge, pamper, humor: favor, *ob … New Dictionary of Synonyms
persecute — [v] wrong, torment afflict, aggrieve, annoy, badger, bait, beat, be on one’s case*, bother, crucify, distress, dog*, dragoon, drive up the wall*, exile, expel, harass, hector, hound*, hunt, ill treat, injure, maltreat, martyr, molest, oppress,… … New thesaurus
persecuté — Persecuté, Vexatus, Afflictus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
persecuté — Persecuté, [persecut]ée. part … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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