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Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb persecute, which means to harass or punish unjustly or outrageously. See examples of persecute in a sentence and how it differs from prosecute.
Persecute means to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of persecute with Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the meaning of persecuted, the past tense and participle of persecute, and how to use it in sentences. Persecute means to treat someone unfairly or cruelly because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone.
Persecuted definition: persistently harassed or oppressed, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation. See examples of PERSECUTED used in a sentence.
Persecute definition: to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation. . See examples of PERSECUTE used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb persecute, which means to treat somebody cruelly or unfairly, especially because of their race, religion or political beliefs. See synonyms, word origin and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
To persecute is to make someone suffer or to keep them in bad circumstances. In some parts of the world governments or military groups persecute, or punish, people for religious beliefs, often sending them to prisons or work camps. You can use the verb persecute to talk about abusive acts against a person or group of people.
