Persecute(v. t.) 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 adherence to a particular religious creed or mode of worship.
Persecute(v. t.) To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
Persecuted(imp. & p. p.) of Persecute
Persecuting(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Persecute
Persecution(n.) The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship.
Persecution(n.) The state or condition of being persecuted.
Persecution(n.) A carrying on; prosecution.
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