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Word: persecute (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
  • 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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