PERSECUTE
\pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt], \pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt], \p_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_k_j_ˌuː_t]\
Definitions of PERSECUTE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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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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To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
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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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To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To pursue so as to injure or annoy: to harass: to annoy or punish, esp. for religious or political opinions.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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