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persecute English

Meaning persecute meaning

What does persecute mean?

persecute

— verb cause to suffer Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union

Synonyms persecute synonyms

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persecute English » English

oppress torment pursue chase harass prosecute ill-treat bully victimize torture tease maltreat tyrannize hector annoy abuse wrong trample stalk slander punish plague mistreat keep down irritate injure ill-use course afflict victimise vex tyrannize over trouble treat unjustly treat somebody badly treat cruelly track take in tackle suffering stir up spite slay shoo rack put down provoke propel prey upon pressure

Topics persecute topics

What do people use persecute to talk about?
Social behavior Law Justice

Oppress

Conjugation persecute conjugation

How do you conjugate persecute?

persecute · verb

Examples persecute examples

How do I use persecute in a sentence?

Simple sentences

In France, we leave alone those who start fires, but we persecute those who sound the alarm.
Arabs persecute me.

Movie subtitles

Persecute the man?
You'll persecute me until I sell you my soul, won't you?
Do good to them that hate you. And pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you.
We have found it wiser to ignore the ravings of these false prophets than to persecute them.
Love your enemies, bless them who curse you and pray for those who despise and persecute you.
Do you think they persecute us to destroy nothing?
Blessed are you, when men revile you and persecute you and speak all manner of evil against you falsely because of me.
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you so that you may be true sons of your Father in heaven who makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, his rain fall on the just and on the unjust.
Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.
Persecute.
I must bring evidence to certify that hide the truth again, playing the old game, when in error, persecute Bloom.
Why do you persecute me?
Girls, as you hear, there's now been an attempt. to persecute Mr. Lowther on our account.
And did you persecute the huguenots?
Are you trying to persecute the man?
I can see through your little game, you know. You'll persecute me until I sell you my soul, won't you?
And pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you.
No. I don't think he's trying to persecute me, Doctor.
To persecute the anglo-Indians.
Then it was quite clear that if I didn't submit to his evil desires, he'd use his power to persecute me!
I want to help, not persecute and punish.
Why do you persecute me like this?
Death to all those who persecute us!
You too persecute them because they are different.
Did you persecute the Huguenots?
Whether her story is true or not, what right have you got to persecute her like this?
It's not the gods who persecute men!
You persecute me. From what then banished to live?
It's the best way to persecute the witch.
They'd agreed to persecute Father.
She seemed to have something about her which urged religious people to persecute her.
You will not persuade Mr. Porringer to persecute them.
I asked, why do you persecute my wife?
I'm here to help you, not to persecute you.
The Spaniards persecute the Reformists, and send them to the stake the reformed evangelicals slaughter the superstitious Anabaptists and the state of Liege enriches itself by furnishing weapons to all parties.
Who will you persecute next?

News and current affairs

Cheng Zu used the Dong Chang to bypass other state organs and persecute countless innocent people who had offended him.
All of these institutions require political forces to negotiate with, rather than persecute, their opponents.

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