Definition of persecute in English:

persecute

verb ˈpəːsɪkjuːtˈpərsəˌkjut

[with object]

1Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.
his followers were persecuted by the authorities
Example sentencesExamples
- He was martyred after refusing to persecute Christians and became a patron saint of soldiers.
- During Bulgaria's communist period, his followers were persecuted by the authorities.
- Many have been harassed or persecuted in their own countries for political or religious reasons.
- The bond was strengthened because individuals persecuted by the authorities could seek succor and solace from the Church.
- Morality demands that the will of the majority should not prevail where a minority is persecuted purely because of religion or race.
- The cultists feel that they are being persecuted unfairly.
- He believes himself unjustly persecuted and discriminated against.
- The Muslim population claims it was systematically persecuted for its religion by the Greek Orthodox majority.
- The Jews - among other minorities - were persecuted by the Nazis.
- We see a dictator using force to repress and persecute his opponents.
- When persecuted by the government, they have fled to the central highlands from the north.
- We should also be targeting the source of the problem: repressive governments which persecute their own citizens.
- Besides, almost all of them are already old and they're the last people persecuted for political reasons.
- Are they being persecuted on the grounds of race?
- One of these is that millions of people around the world die or are severely persecuted for their beliefs.
- The Huguenots were French Protestants who had been persecuted for their faith.
- Both of them were persecuted relentlessly for their beliefs.
- Asylum will be given to people who are persecuted for their beliefs.
- She claims she has been persecuted because of her religious beliefs.
- For hundreds of years, the Jews have been persecuted in many countries.
Synonyms
oppress, abuse, victimize, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, discriminate against, punish, inflict pain/suffering on, tyrannize, afflict, torment, torture, martyr
1. 1.1 Harass or annoy (someone) persistently.
  Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls
  Example sentencesExamples
  The persecuted, bullied and misunderstood see a kindred spirit.
  Persecuting the poor guy isn't going to make him feel very good either.
  The moral is: persecuting farmers is not the way to have lower food prices, nor is it the way to make farm income lower than other forms of income.
  It's just a pathetic mind game played by lefty town planners who get their kicks by persecuting motorists, because of course, we're all evil.
  Isn't it disgraceful the way they're persecuting the poor guy?
  I have the greatest admiration for the man and there is no question of persecuting him.
  For three years after DNA evidence proved his innocence, the authorities persisted in persecuting him.
  Last week we witnessed two fine examples of the extent to which anti-smoking zealots will go in order to hound and persecute smokers.
  We are not out for prosecution or persecuting people, we just want people to see reason we want them to adhere to the speed limit.
  Lone parents, disabled people and the long term unemployed are harried and persecuted.
  The most common symptom of paranoia is the belief that someone or something is persecuting you.
  They are doing the opposite by picking on them and by persecuting people more than they have for years.
  They were looked down upon but generally not actively persecuted.
  In July, he confronted her about the investigation, accusing her of persecuting him, and demanding to know how she had any right to continue the investigation.
  Totalitarian governments love these kind of laws that make everyone a potential criminal, so that authorities can legally justify persecuting anyone they don't like.
  Local authorities should concentrate on providing services to the public not persecuting honest shopkeepers.
  I hope that you and the people will reserve judgment on me until the newspaper is done persecuting me.
  We are not in the business of persecuting our members because the state considers someone guilty.
  The police are too busy persecuting and harassing motorists.
  Synonyms
  harass, hound, plague, badger, harry, bait, intimidate, pick on, trouble, molest, tease, pester, bother, worry, annoy, bedevil, bully, victimize, terrorize
  North American devil
  informal hassle, give someone a hard time, get on someone's back, make it/things hot for someone, get/stick the knife into
  Australian informal heavy

Derivatives

persecutor

noun ˈpəːsɪkjuːtəˈpərsəˌkjudər

1A person who persecutes someone, especially for their race or political or religious beliefs.
he is badly scarred by his treatment at the hands of his persecutors
1. 1.1 A person who harasses or annoys someone persistently.
Example sentencesExamples
- he became known as a persecutor of dissidents
- Thus the protectors themselves turned into persecutors.
- Some of these children manage to flee their persecutors, and this film documents their attempts to be rehabilitated after surviving their severe traumas.
- But he is badly scarred mentally by his tortuous treatment at the hands of his persecutors.
- a well-known curmudgeon and persecutor of buskers

persecutory

adjective ˈpəːsɪkjuːt(ə)ri

The paranoid type have prominent persecutory or grandiose delusions or hallucinations with similar content.
Example sentencesExamples
- Delusional guilt can also cause persecutory beliefs such as the feeling that others are critical of the individual.
- He had persecutory delusions as previously mentioned.
- He asks whether the persecutory figures are still there.
- However, in my attempts to understand I am not hampered by the persecutory activities of the state, religion or the mob.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- 'followed with hostility', from the verb persequi, from per- 'through, utterly' + sequi 'follow, pursue'.

second from Middle English:
This comes from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from sequi ‘to follow’, which gives its base sense. The time word (Late Middle English) is from medieval Latin secunda (minuta) ‘second (minute)’, referring to the ‘second’ operation of dividing an hour by 60. The verb (early 19th century) as in seconded the motion is from French en second ‘in the second rank (of officers)’. The use was originally military involving the removal of an officer temporarily from his regiment to an extra-regimental appointment. Sect (Middle English), originally ‘a following’ is also from sequi, as is persecute (Late Middle English) ‘to follow with hostility’, and sequel.

Definition of persecute in US English:

persecute

verbˈpərsəˌkjutˈpərsəˌkyo͞ot

[with object]

1Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.
his followers were persecuted by the authorities
Example sentencesExamples
- We should also be targeting the source of the problem: repressive governments which persecute their own citizens.
- When persecuted by the government, they have fled to the central highlands from the north.
- He was martyred after refusing to persecute Christians and became a patron saint of soldiers.
- The bond was strengthened because individuals persecuted by the authorities could seek succor and solace from the Church.
- Both of them were persecuted relentlessly for their beliefs.
- During Bulgaria's communist period, his followers were persecuted by the authorities.
- Besides, almost all of them are already old and they're the last people persecuted for political reasons.
- The Muslim population claims it was systematically persecuted for its religion by the Greek Orthodox majority.
- She claims she has been persecuted because of her religious beliefs.
- The Jews - among other minorities - were persecuted by the Nazis.
- The cultists feel that they are being persecuted unfairly.
- The Huguenots were French Protestants who had been persecuted for their faith.
- He believes himself unjustly persecuted and discriminated against.
- Are they being persecuted on the grounds of race?
- Morality demands that the will of the majority should not prevail where a minority is persecuted purely because of religion or race.
- We see a dictator using force to repress and persecute his opponents.
- For hundreds of years, the Jews have been persecuted in many countries.
- Many have been harassed or persecuted in their own countries for political or religious reasons.
- Asylum will be given to people who are persecuted for their beliefs.
- One of these is that millions of people around the world die or are severely persecuted for their beliefs.
Synonyms
oppress, abuse, victimize, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, discriminate against, punish, inflict pain on, inflict suffering on, tyrannize, afflict, torment, torture, martyr
1. 1.1 Harass or annoy (someone) persistently.
  Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls
  Example sentencesExamples
  I hope that you and the people will reserve judgment on me until the newspaper is done persecuting me.
  They were looked down upon but generally not actively persecuted.
  Last week we witnessed two fine examples of the extent to which anti-smoking zealots will go in order to hound and persecute smokers.
  The police are too busy persecuting and harassing motorists.
  Local authorities should concentrate on providing services to the public not persecuting honest shopkeepers.
  We are not out for prosecution or persecuting people, we just want people to see reason we want them to adhere to the speed limit.
  I have the greatest admiration for the man and there is no question of persecuting him.
  Lone parents, disabled people and the long term unemployed are harried and persecuted.
  Isn't it disgraceful the way they're persecuting the poor guy?
  The moral is: persecuting farmers is not the way to have lower food prices, nor is it the way to make farm income lower than other forms of income.
  Persecuting the poor guy isn't going to make him feel very good either.
  Totalitarian governments love these kind of laws that make everyone a potential criminal, so that authorities can legally justify persecuting anyone they don't like.
  It's just a pathetic mind game played by lefty town planners who get their kicks by persecuting motorists, because of course, we're all evil.
  We are not in the business of persecuting our members because the state considers someone guilty.
  The persecuted, bullied and misunderstood see a kindred spirit.
  In July, he confronted her about the investigation, accusing her of persecuting him, and demanding to know how she had any right to continue the investigation.
  The most common symptom of paranoia is the belief that someone or something is persecuting you.
  For three years after DNA evidence proved his innocence, the authorities persisted in persecuting him.
  They are doing the opposite by picking on them and by persecuting people more than they have for years.
  Synonyms
  harass, hound, plague, badger, harry, bait, intimidate, pick on, trouble, molest, tease, pester, bother, worry, annoy, bedevil, bully, victimize, terrorize

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- ‘followed with hostility’, from the verb persequi, from per- ‘through, utterly’ + sequi ‘follow, pursue’.

单词	persecute
释义	Definition of persecute in English: persecute verb ˈpəːsɪkjuːtˈpərsəˌkjut [with object] 1Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs. his followers were persecuted by the authorities Example sentencesExamples He was martyred after refusing to persecute Christians and became a patron saint of soldiers. During Bulgaria's communist period, his followers were persecuted by the authorities. Many have been harassed or persecuted in their own countries for political or religious reasons. The bond was strengthened because individuals persecuted by the authorities could seek succor and solace from the Church. Morality demands that the will of the majority should not prevail where a minority is persecuted purely because of religion or race. The cultists feel that they are being persecuted unfairly. He believes himself unjustly persecuted and discriminated against. The Muslim population claims it was systematically persecuted for its religion by the Greek Orthodox majority. The Jews - among other minorities - were persecuted by the Nazis. We see a dictator using force to repress and persecute his opponents. When persecuted by the government, they have fled to the central highlands from the north. We should also be targeting the source of the problem: repressive governments which persecute their own citizens. Besides, almost all of them are already old and they're the last people persecuted for political reasons. Are they being persecuted on the grounds of race? One of these is that millions of people around the world die or are severely persecuted for their beliefs. The Huguenots were French Protestants who had been persecuted for their faith. Both of them were persecuted relentlessly for their beliefs. Asylum will be given to people who are persecuted for their beliefs. She claims she has been persecuted because of her religious beliefs. For hundreds of years, the Jews have been persecuted in many countries. Synonyms oppress, abuse, victimize, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, discriminate against, punish, inflict pain/suffering on, tyrannize, afflict, torment, torture, martyr 1.1 Harass or annoy (someone) persistently. Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls Example sentencesExamples The persecuted, bullied and misunderstood see a kindred spirit. Persecuting the poor guy isn't going to make him feel very good either. The moral is: persecuting farmers is not the way to have lower food prices, nor is it the way to make farm income lower than other forms of income. It's just a pathetic mind game played by lefty town planners who get their kicks by persecuting motorists, because of course, we're all evil. Isn't it disgraceful the way they're persecuting the poor guy? I have the greatest admiration for the man and there is no question of persecuting him. For three years after DNA evidence proved his innocence, the authorities persisted in persecuting him. Last week we witnessed two fine examples of the extent to which anti-smoking zealots will go in order to hound and persecute smokers. We are not out for prosecution or persecuting people, we just want people to see reason we want them to adhere to the speed limit. Lone parents, disabled people and the long term unemployed are harried and persecuted. The most common symptom of paranoia is the belief that someone or something is persecuting you. They are doing the opposite by picking on them and by persecuting people more than they have for years. They were looked down upon but generally not actively persecuted. In July, he confronted her about the investigation, accusing her of persecuting him, and demanding to know how she had any right to continue the investigation. Totalitarian governments love these kind of laws that make everyone a potential criminal, so that authorities can legally justify persecuting anyone they don't like. Local authorities should concentrate on providing services to the public not persecuting honest shopkeepers. I hope that you and the people will reserve judgment on me until the newspaper is done persecuting me. We are not in the business of persecuting our members because the state considers someone guilty. The police are too busy persecuting and harassing motorists. Synonyms harass, hound, plague, badger, harry, bait, intimidate, pick on, trouble, molest, tease, pester, bother, worry, annoy, bedevil, bully, victimize, terrorize North American devil informal hassle, give someone a hard time, get on someone's back, make it/things hot for someone, get/stick the knife into Australian informal heavy Derivatives persecutor noun ˈpəːsɪkjuːtəˈpərsəˌkjudər 1A person who persecutes someone, especially for their race or political or religious beliefs. he is badly scarred by his treatment at the hands of his persecutors 1.1 A person who harasses or annoys someone persistently. Example sentencesExamples he became known as a persecutor of dissidents Thus the protectors themselves turned into persecutors. Some of these children manage to flee their persecutors, and this film documents their attempts to be rehabilitated after surviving their severe traumas. But he is badly scarred mentally by his tortuous treatment at the hands of his persecutors. a well-known curmudgeon and persecutor of buskers persecutory adjective ˈpəːsɪkjuːt(ə)ri The paranoid type have prominent persecutory or grandiose delusions or hallucinations with similar content. Example sentencesExamples Delusional guilt can also cause persecutory beliefs such as the feeling that others are critical of the individual. He had persecutory delusions as previously mentioned. He asks whether the persecutory figures are still there. However, in my attempts to understand I am not hampered by the persecutory activities of the state, religion or the mob. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- 'followed with hostility', from the verb persequi, from per- 'through, utterly' + sequi 'follow, pursue'. second from Middle English: This comes from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from sequi ‘to follow’, which gives its base sense. The time word (Late Middle English) is from medieval Latin secunda (minuta) ‘second (minute)’, referring to the ‘second’ operation of dividing an hour by 60. The verb (early 19th century) as in seconded the motion is from French en second ‘in the second rank (of officers)’. The use was originally military involving the removal of an officer temporarily from his regiment to an extra-regimental appointment. Sect (Middle English), originally ‘a following’ is also from sequi, as is persecute (Late Middle English) ‘to follow with hostility’, and sequel. Definition of persecute in US English: persecute verbˈpərsəˌkjutˈpərsəˌkyo͞ot [with object] 1Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs. his followers were persecuted by the authorities Example sentencesExamples We should also be targeting the source of the problem: repressive governments which persecute their own citizens. When persecuted by the government, they have fled to the central highlands from the north. He was martyred after refusing to persecute Christians and became a patron saint of soldiers. The bond was strengthened because individuals persecuted by the authorities could seek succor and solace from the Church. Both of them were persecuted relentlessly for their beliefs. During Bulgaria's communist period, his followers were persecuted by the authorities. Besides, almost all of them are already old and they're the last people persecuted for political reasons. The Muslim population claims it was systematically persecuted for its religion by the Greek Orthodox majority. She claims she has been persecuted because of her religious beliefs. The Jews - among other minorities - were persecuted by the Nazis. The cultists feel that they are being persecuted unfairly. The Huguenots were French Protestants who had been persecuted for their faith. He believes himself unjustly persecuted and discriminated against. Are they being persecuted on the grounds of race? Morality demands that the will of the majority should not prevail where a minority is persecuted purely because of religion or race. We see a dictator using force to repress and persecute his opponents. For hundreds of years, the Jews have been persecuted in many countries. Many have been harassed or persecuted in their own countries for political or religious reasons. Asylum will be given to people who are persecuted for their beliefs. One of these is that millions of people around the world die or are severely persecuted for their beliefs. Synonyms oppress, abuse, victimize, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, discriminate against, punish, inflict pain on, inflict suffering on, tyrannize, afflict, torment, torture, martyr 1.1 Harass or annoy (someone) persistently. Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls Example sentencesExamples I hope that you and the people will reserve judgment on me until the newspaper is done persecuting me. They were looked down upon but generally not actively persecuted. Last week we witnessed two fine examples of the extent to which anti-smoking zealots will go in order to hound and persecute smokers. The police are too busy persecuting and harassing motorists. Local authorities should concentrate on providing services to the public not persecuting honest shopkeepers. We are not out for prosecution or persecuting people, we just want people to see reason we want them to adhere to the speed limit. I have the greatest admiration for the man and there is no question of persecuting him. Lone parents, disabled people and the long term unemployed are harried and persecuted. Isn't it disgraceful the way they're persecuting the poor guy? The moral is: persecuting farmers is not the way to have lower food prices, nor is it the way to make farm income lower than other forms of income. Persecuting the poor guy isn't going to make him feel very good either. Totalitarian governments love these kind of laws that make everyone a potential criminal, so that authorities can legally justify persecuting anyone they don't like. It's just a pathetic mind game played by lefty town planners who get their kicks by persecuting motorists, because of course, we're all evil. We are not in the business of persecuting our members because the state considers someone guilty. The persecuted, bullied and misunderstood see a kindred spirit. In July, he confronted her about the investigation, accusing her of persecuting him, and demanding to know how she had any right to continue the investigation. The most common symptom of paranoia is the belief that someone or something is persecuting you. For three years after DNA evidence proved his innocence, the authorities persisted in persecuting him. They are doing the opposite by picking on them and by persecuting people more than they have for years. Synonyms harass, hound, plague, badger, harry, bait, intimidate, pick on, trouble, molest, tease, pester, bother, worry, annoy, bedevil, bully, victimize, terrorize Origin Late Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- ‘followed with hostility’, from the verb persequi, from per- ‘through, utterly’ + sequi ‘follow, pursue’.
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