英语词汇“persecute”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

persecutepersecute /ˈpɚsɪˌkyut/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYpersecute

Origin: 1400-1500 French persécuter, from Latin persecutus, past participle of persequi to pursue, follow

VERB TABLE

persecute

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	persecute
	he, she, it	persecutes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	persecuted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have persecuted
	he, she, it	has persecuted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had persecuted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will persecute
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have persecuted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am persecuting
	he, she, it	is persecuting
	you, we, they	are persecuting
Past	I, he, she, it	was persecuting
	you, we, they	were persecuting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been persecuting
	he, she, it	has been persecuting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been persecuting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be persecuting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been persecuting

1to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially because of his or her religious or political beliefs: Christians were often persecuted under Communism.persecute somebody for something He was persecuted for his beliefs.2to deliberately cause trouble for someone by annoying him or her often, asking too many questions, etc. SYN harass: He says he is being persecuted by a hostile media. [Origin: 1400–1500 French persécuter, from Latin persecutus, past participle of persequi to pursue, follow]—persecutor noun [countable]