单词 | persecute |
释义 | per·se·cute ![]() tr.v. per·se·cut·ed, per·se·cut·ing, per·se·cutes 1. To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs. 2. To annoy persistently; bother: persecuted the babysitter with foolish questions. [Middle English, from Old French persecuter, back-formation from persecuteur, persecutor, from Late Latin persecūtor, from persecūtus, past participle of persequī, to persecute, from Latin, to pursue : per-, per- + sequī, to follow; see sekw-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] per′se·cu·tee (-ky-tē) n. perse·cu′tive, perse·cu·to′ry (-ky-tôr′ē, -ky′tə-rē) adj. perse·cu′tor n. |
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