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- pronunciation:
- puhr
s
kyut
- features:
- Word Parts
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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.) |
The word persecute
contains the following parts:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
perceive, perception, perennial, perfect, perforate, perform, perjury, permanent, permission, permit, perpetual, persecute, persist, persistent, perspective, perspire, persuade, persuasion
sequi, secut, seque
Latin
root
that means to follow
Example words:
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