Definition of persecute

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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..

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Persecuted :: Persecuted (imp. & p. p.) of Persecut.
Persecutor :: Persecutor (n.) One who persecutes, or harasses..
Persecution :: Persecution (n.) The state or condition of being persecuted.
Persecute :: 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..
Persecutrix :: Persecutrix (n.) A woman who persecutes.
Dragoon :: Dragoon (v. t.) To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute.
Persecute :: Persecute (v. t.) To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
Martyr :: Martyr (v. t.) To persecute; to torment; to torture.
Pursue :: Pursue (v. t.) To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account.
Dragoon :: Dragoon (v. t.) To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
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