TOP

Definition of persecute verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    persecute

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ˈpərsəˌkyut//
     
    [often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they persecute
     
    he / she / it persecutes
     
    past simple persecuted
     
    -ing form persecuting
     
     
    jump to other results
  1. 1persecute somebody (for something) to treat someone in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion, or political beliefs Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. persecuted minorities
  2. 2persecute somebody to deliberately annoy someone all the time and make their life unpleasant synonym harass Why are the media persecuting him like this?
persecution
 
jump to other results
NAmE//ˌpərsəˈkyuʃn//
 
noun [uncountable, countable] the victims of religious persecution They fled to America to escape persecution.See persecute in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation: persecute

Nearby words