释义
[ pur -si-kyoot ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), per·se·cut·ed, per·se·cut·ing. to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
to annoy or trouble persistently.
Origin of persecute First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English; back formation from persecutour “persecutor,” ultimately from Late Latin persecūtor originally “prosecutor,” equivalent to persecū-, variant stem of persequī “to prosecute, pursue closely” + -tor; see origin at per-, sequence, -tor
SYNONYMS FOR persecute 1 afflict, torture, torment.
2 worry, badger, vex, bother, pester.
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OTHER WORDS FROM persecute per·se·cut·ing·ly, adverb per·se·cu·tive, adjective per·se·cu·tive·ness, noun per·se·cu·tor, noun
per·se·cu·to·ry [pur -si-kyoo-tuh -ree, -kyuh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈpɜr sɪˌkyu tə ri, -kyəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective non·per·se·cut·ing, adjective non·per·se·cu·tive, adjective non·per·se·cu·to·ry, adjective o·ver·per·se·cute, verb (used with object), o·ver·per·se·cut·ed, o·ver·per·se·cut·ing. un·per·se·cut·ed, adjective un·per·se·cut·ing, adjective un·per·se·cu·tive, adjective SEE MORE RELATED FORMS SEE FEWER RELATED FORMS
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH persecute persecute , prosecuteWords nearby persecute Perrysburg, Pers, persalt, per say, perse, persecute , persecution, persecution complex, persecutory, Perseid, perseity
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Example sentences from the Web for persecute Putin would use such a treaty to persecute innocent Russians who have escaped his grasp by fleeing the country.
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Not because I think that Obama called Doug Shulman into his office to tell him to persecute the Tea Party.
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Yet one of the things it has oppressed is the desire of local majorities to persecute local minorities.
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But, then, lacking a solid core, projectors like Gingrich secretly lust after the identities of the people they persecute .
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We are also keenly aware of the fact that states routinely use a wide range of charges to persecute the press.
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You go on up to the igh an lofty bridge an persecute your vocation.
A Fleet in Being | Rudyard Kipling
So long as permitted, he never ceases to persecute the saints.
Notes On The Apocalypse | David Steele
They had no wish to persecute men who differed widely from them, but they would not associate with them.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2) | Thomas M. Lindsay
But we are persecute d just as severely as we persecute , ourselves.
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The professor had intimated that he thought personal motives were being used to persecute the squatter.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller White
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British Dictionary definitions for persecute verb (tr) to oppress, harass, or maltreat, esp because of race, religion, etc
to bother persistently
Derived forms of persecute persecutive , adjective persecutor , noun Word Origin for persecute C15: from Old French persecuter, back formation from persecuteur, from Late Latin persecūtor pursuer, from persequī to take vengeance upon
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