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- pronunciation:
- puhr
s
kyut
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- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
persecutes, persecuting, persecuted |
| definition: |
to continually treat in a cruel or harsh way because of race, religion, political ideas, or some other difference.
Adolf Hitler persecuted the Jewish people.- synonyms:
- harass, oppress
- similar words:
- abuse, discriminate against, mistreat
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| related words: |
misuse, torture, wrong |
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| derivations: |
persecutive (adj.), persecutory (adj.), persecutor (n.) |
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