PERSECUTE
\pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt], \pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt], \p_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_k_j_ˌuː_t]\
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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 Oddity Software
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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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