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per·se·cute P0206100 (pûr′sĭ-kyo͞ot′)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- in Indo-European roots.] per′se·cu·tee′ (-kyo͞o-tē′) n.per′se·cu′tive, per′se·cu·to′ry (-kyo͝o-tôr′ē, -kyo͞o′tə-rē) adj.per′se·cu′tor n.persecutee (ˌpɜːsɪkjʊˈtiː) na person who is subjected to persecution IdiomsSeepersecute |