What is another word for persecute?
1546 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt], [ pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt], [ p_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_k_j_ˌuː_t]
Persecute is a word that denotes the act of subjecting someone to harsh treatment, often because of their beliefs or background. There are many synonyms that can be used in place of this word, including oppress, harass, intimidate, victimize, discriminate against, and mistreat. These words describe actions that are unjust and cruel, and some of them carry connotations of systemic injustice or discrimination. Using these synonyms can help to convey a stronger sense of the harm being caused to those who are being persecuted, and can help to spark empathy and action on their behalf.
Synonyms for Persecute:
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v.
• abuse- bad mouth ,
- banged up ,
- banging up ,
- bangs up ,
- be littles ,
- be rate ,
- be rated ,
- be rates ,
- be rating ,
- be-little ,
- be-littles ,
- be-rate ,
- be-rated ,
- be-rates ,
- be-rating ,
- blew off ,
- blowing off ,
- blows off ,
- bunging up ,
- bungs up ,
- cussed out ,
- cusses out ,
- cussing out ,
- cut quick ,
- cut the quick ,
- cut to quick ,
- cuts quick ,
- cuts the quick ,
- cuts to quick ,
- cuts to the quick ,
- cutting quick ,
- cutting the quick ,
- cutting to quick ,
- cutting to the quick ,
- de cried ,
- de cries ,
- de cry ,
- de crying ,
- de fame ,
- de famed ,
- de fames ,
- de faming ,
- de file ,
- de filed ,
- de files ,
- de filing ,
- de-cried ,
- de-cries ,
- de-cry ,
- de-crying ,
- de-fame ,
- de-famed ,
- de-fames ,
- de-faming ,
- de-file ,
- de-filed ,
- de-files ,
- de-filing ,
- did a number on ,
- did number on ,
- didst a number on ,
- didst number on ,
- dis counted ,
- dis counting ,
- dis counts ,
- dis-counted ,
- dis-counting ,
- dis-counts ,
- does a number on ,
- does number on ,
- doest a number on ,
- doest number on ,
- doeth a number on ,
- doeth number on ,
- doing a number on ,
- doing number on ,
- dost a number on ,
- dost number on ,
- doth a number on ,
- doth number on ,
- dumping on ,
- dumps on ,
- gave a black eye ,
- gave black eye ,
- gives a black eye ,
- gives black eye ,
- giving a black eye ,
- giving black eye ,
- hurled brickbat ,
- hurling brickbat ,
- hurls brickbat ,
- ill treat ,
- mis handle ,
- mis handled ,
- mis handles ,
- mis handling ,
- mis treat ,
- mis treated ,
- mis treating ,
- mis treats ,
- mis used ,
- mis using ,
- mis-handle ,
- mis-handled ,
- mis-handles ,
- mis-handling ,
- mis-treat ,
- mis-treated ,
- mis-treating ,
- mis-treats ,
- mis-used ,
- mis-using ,
- picks on ,
- ragged on ,
- ragging on ,
- rags on ,
- re vile ,
- re-vile ,
- ripped up ,
- ripping up ,
- rips up ,
- roughhoused ,
- slinging mud ,
- slings mud ,
- slung mud ,
- sware at ,
- swearing at ,
- swears at ,
- swore at ,
- tare apart ,
- tears apart ,
- up braid ,
- up braided ,
- up braids ,
- up-braid ,
- up-braided ,
- up-braiding ,
- up-braids ,
- zinged .
- be devil ,
- be deviled ,
- be deviling ,
- be devilled ,
- be devilling ,
- be devils ,
- be leaguer ,
- be leaguered ,
- be leaguering ,
- be leaguers ,
- be sets ,
- be setting ,
- be-devil ,
- be-deviled ,
- be-deviling ,
- be-devilled ,
- be-devilling ,
- be-devils ,
- be-leaguer ,
- be-leaguered ,
- be-leaguering ,
- be-leaguers ,
- be-set ,
- be-sets ,
- be-setting ,
- put up on ,
- puts up on ,
- puts upon ,
- putting up on ,
- putting upon ,
- set up on ,
- sets up on ,
- setting up on ,
- setting upon .
- Over-bearing ,
- buffaloing ,
- co wed ,
- co wing ,
- co-wed ,
- co-wing ,
- despotized ,
- despotizes ,
- despotizing ,
- leaned on ,
- leans on ,
- leant on ,
- over bear ,
- over bearing ,
- over bears ,
- over bore ,
- over born ,
- over borne ,
- over-bears ,
- over-bore ,
- over-born ,
- over-borne ,
- overbore ,
- overborn ,
- rid roughshod ,
- rides roughshod ,
- riding roughshod ,
- rode roughshod ,
- showboated ,
- turn heat ,
- turn on heat ,
- turn the heat ,
- turned heat ,
- turned on heat ,
- turned on the heat ,
- turned the heat ,
- turning heat ,
- turning on heat ,
- turning on the heat ,
- turning the heat ,
- turns heat ,
- turns on heat ,
- turns on the heat ,
- turns the heat ,
- walked heavy ,
- walking heavy ,
- walks heavy .
- bring rear ,
- bring the rear ,
- bring up rear ,
- bringing rear ,
- bringing the rear ,
- brings rear ,
- brings the rear ,
- brings up rear ,
- brings up the rear ,
- brought rear ,
- brought the rear ,
- brought up rear ,
- dogged footsteps of ,
- dogged the footsteps of ,
- dogging footsteps of ,
- dogging the footsteps of ,
- dogs footsteps of ,
- dogs the footsteps of ,
- gave chase ,
- gives chase ,
- giving chase ,
- ontoed ,
- ontoes ,
- ontoing ,
- put tail on ,
- puts a tail on ,
- puts tail on ,
- putting a tail on ,
- putting tail on ,
- ran after ,
- runs after ,
- schlepped along ,
- schlepping along ,
- schlepps along ,
- sticked to ,
- sticking to ,
- strung along ,
- tagged after ,
- tagged along ,
- tagging after ,
- tagging along ,
- tags after ,
- tags along ,
- takes out after ,
- taking out after ,
- took out after ,
- went after .
- de spoil ,
- de spoiled ,
- de spoiling ,
- de spoils ,
- de-spoil ,
- de-spoiled ,
- de-spoiling ,
- de-spoils ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tressed ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tressed ,
- dis-tresses ,
- ex asperate ,
- ex asperates ,
- ex asperating ,
- ex-asperate ,
- ex-asperated ,
- ex-asperates ,
- ex-asperating ,
- gat to ,
- gave a bad time ,
- gave a hard time ,
- gave bad time ,
- gave hard time ,
- give bad time ,
- give hard time ,
- gives a bad time ,
- gives a hard time ,
- gives bad time ,
- gives hard time ,
- giving a bad time ,
- giving a hard time ,
- giving bad time ,
- giving hard time ,
- gotten to ,
- jerking around ,
- jerks around ,
- noodged ,
- noodging ,
- rattle cage ,
- rattle one cage ,
- rattle ones cage ,
- rattled cage ,
- rattled one cage ,
- rattled one's cage ,
- rattled ones cage ,
- rattles cage ,
- rattles one cage ,
- rattles one's cage ,
- rattles ones cage ,
- rattling cage ,
- rattling one cage ,
- rattling one's cage ,
- rattling ones cage ,
- works on ,
- wrought on .
- chivies ,
- de predate ,
- de predated ,
- de predates ,
- de predating ,
- de-predate ,
- de-predated ,
- de-predates ,
- de-predating ,
- up sets ,
- up setting ,
- up-set ,
- up-sets ,
- up-setting .
- am at ,
- am back ,
- am case ,
- am on back ,
- am on case ,
- am on one back ,
- am on one case ,
- am on one tail ,
- am on one's back ,
- am on one's case ,
- am on one's tail ,
- am on ones back ,
- am on ones case ,
- am on ones tail ,
- am on tail ,
- am one back ,
- am one case ,
- am one tail ,
- am one's back ,
- am one's case ,
- am one's tail ,
- am ones back ,
- am ones case ,
- am ones tail ,
- am tail ,
- are at ,
- are back ,
- are case ,
- are on back ,
- are on case ,
- are on one back ,
- are on one case ,
- are on one tail ,
- are on one's back ,
- are on one's case ,
- are on one's tail ,
- are on ones back ,
- are on ones case ,
- are on ones tail ,
- are on tail ,
- are one back ,
- are one case ,
- are one tail ,
- are one's back ,
- are one's case ,
- are one's tail ,
- are ones back ,
- are ones case ,
- are ones tail ,
- are tail ,
- art at ,
- art back ,
- art case ,
- art one tail ,
- art one's back ,
- art one's case ,
- art one's tail ,
- art ones back ,
- art ones case ,
- art ones tail ,
- art tail ,
- be back ,
- be case ,
- be on back ,
- be on case ,
- be on one back ,
- be on one case ,
- be on one tail ,
- be on ones back ,
- be on ones case ,
- be on ones tail ,
- be on tail ,
- be one back ,
- be one case ,
- be one tail ,
- be one's back ,
- be one's case ,
- be one's tail ,
- be ones back ,
- be ones case ,
- be ones tail ,
- be tail ,
- beat bushes ,
- being at ,
- being back ,
- being case ,
- being on back ,
- being on case ,
- being on one back ,
- being on one case ,
- being on one tail ,
- being on one's back ,
- being on one's case ,
- being on one's tail ,
- being on ones back ,
- being on ones case ,
- being on ones tail ,
- being on tail ,
- being one back ,
- being one case ,
- being one tail ,
- being one's back ,
- being one's case ,
- being one's tail ,
- being ones back ,
- being ones case ,
- being ones tail ,
- being tail ,
- birddog ,
- hunted down ,
- hunting down ,
- hunts down ,
- is at ,
- is back ,
- is case ,
- is on back ,
- is on case ,
- is on one back ,
- is on one case ,
- is on one tail ,
- is on one's back ,
- is on one's case ,
- is on one's tail ,
- is on ones back ,
- is on ones case ,
- is on ones tail ,
- is on tail ,
- is one back ,
- is one case ,
- is one tail ,
- is one's back ,
- is one's case ,
- is one's tail ,
- is ones back ,
- is ones case ,
- is ones tail ,
- is tail ,
- leaved no stone unturned ,
- leaves no stone unturned ,
- leaving no stone unturned ,
- left no stone unturned ,
- scratched around ,
- scratches around ,
- scratching around ,
- searched high heaven ,
- searches high heaven ,
- searching high heaven ,
- turning upside down ,
- turns inside out ,
- turns upside down ,
- was at ,
- was back ,
- was case ,
- was on back ,
- was on case ,
- was on one back ,
- was on one case ,
- was on one tail ,
- was on one's back ,
- was on one's case ,
- was on one's tail ,
- was on ones back ,
- was on ones case ,
- was on ones tail ,
- was on tail ,
- was one back ,
- was one case ,
- was one tail ,
- was one's back ,
- was one's case ,
- was one's tail ,
- was ones back ,
- was ones case ,
- was ones tail ,
- was tail ,
- wast at ,
- wast back ,
- wast case ,
- wast on back ,
- wast on case ,
- wast on one back ,
- wast on one case ,
- wast on one tail ,
- wast on one's back ,
- wast on one's case ,
- wast on one's tail ,
- wast on ones back ,
- wast on ones case ,
- wast on ones tail ,
- wast on tail ,
- wast one back ,
- wast one case ,
- wast one tail ,
- wast one's back ,
- wast one's case ,
- wast one's tail ,
- wast ones back ,
- wast ones case ,
- wast ones tail ,
- wast tail ,
- were at ,
- were back ,
- were case ,
- were on back ,
- were on case ,
- were on one back ,
- were on one case ,
- were on one tail ,
- were on one's back ,
- were on one's case ,
- were on one's tail ,
- were on ones back ,
- were on ones case ,
- were on ones tail ,
- were on tail ,
- were one back ,
- were one case ,
- were one tail ,
- were one's back ,
- were one's case ,
- were one's tail ,
- were ones back ,
- were ones case ,
- were ones tail ,
- were tail ,
- wert at ,
- wert back ,
- wert case ,
- wert on back ,
- wert on case ,
- wert on one back ,
- wert on one case ,
- wert on one tail ,
- wert on one's back ,
- wert on one's case ,
- wert on one's tail ,
- wert on ones back ,
- wert on ones case ,
- wert on ones tail ,
- wert on tail ,
- wert one back ,
- wert one case ,
- wert one tail ,
- wert one's back ,
- wert one's case ,
- wert one's tail ,
- wert ones back ,
- wert ones case ,
- wert ones tail ,
- wert tail ,
- yapped at ,
- yapping at ,
- yaps at .
- dis commode ,
- dis commodes ,
- dis compose ,
- dis composed ,
- dis composes ,
- dis composing ,
- dis quiet ,
- dis quieted ,
- dis quieting ,
- dis quiets ,
- dis-commode ,
- dis-commodes ,
- dis-compose ,
- dis-composed ,
- dis-composes ,
- dis-composing ,
- dis-quiet ,
- dis-quieted ,
- dis-quieting ,
- dis-quiets .
- burn at stake ,
- burn stake ,
- burn the stake ,
- burned at stake ,
- burned at the stake ,
- burned stake ,
- burned the stake ,
- burning at stake ,
- burning stake ,
- burning the stake ,
- burns at stake ,
- burns at the stake ,
- burns stake ,
- burns the stake ,
- burnt at stake ,
- burnt at the stake ,
- burnt stake ,
- burnt the stake ,
- excrutiated ,
- excrutiates ,
- excrutiating ,
- nail a cross ,
- nail cross ,
- put death ,
- put on rack ,
- put rack ,
- put the rack ,
- puts death ,
- puts on rack ,
- puts on the rack ,
- puts rack ,
- puts the rack ,
- puts to death ,
- putting death ,
- putting on rack ,
- putting on the rack ,
- putting rack ,
- putting the rack .
- beating down ,
- beats down ,
- dis hearten ,
- dis heartened ,
- dis heartening ,
- dis heartens ,
- dis-hearten ,
- dis-heartened ,
- dis-heartening ,
- dis-heartens ,
- keeping down ,
- keeps down ,
- over come ,
- over comes ,
- over coming ,
- over load ,
- over loaded ,
- over loading ,
- over loads ,
- over powered ,
- over powering ,
- over powers ,
- over throw ,
- over throwing ,
- over thrown ,
- over throws ,
- over whelm ,
- over whelmed ,
- over whelming ,
- over whelms ,
- over-comes ,
- over-coming ,
- over-load ,
- over-loaded ,
- over-loading ,
- over-loads ,
- over-power ,
- over-powered ,
- over-powering ,
- over-throw ,
- over-throwing ,
- over-thrown ,
- over-throws ,
- over-whelm ,
- over-whelmed ,
- over-whelming ,
- over-whelms ,
- puts screws to ,
- puts squeeze on ,
- puts the squeeze on ,
- putting screws to ,
- putting squeeze on ,
- putting the squeeze on ,
- sub jugate ,
- tyrranized ,
- tyrranizes ,
- tyrranizing ,
- weigh heavy up on ,
- weighed heavy up on ,
- weighed heavy upon ,
- weighing heavy up on ,
- weighing heavy upon ,
- weighs heavy up on ,
- weighs heavy upon .
- boiled over ,
- boils over ,
- burns up ,
- burnt up ,
- de flower ,
- de flowered ,
- de flowering ,
- de flowers ,
- de-flower ,
- de-flowered ,
- de-flowering ,
- de-flowers ,
- did violence to ,
- didst violence to ,
- does violence to ,
- doest violence to ,
- doeth violence to ,
- doing violence to ,
- dost violence to ,
- doth violence to ,
- firing up ,
- in cense ,
- in censed ,
- in censes ,
- in-cense ,
- in-censed ,
- in-censes ,
- in-censing ,
- kick a row ,
- kick row ,
- kick up row ,
- kicked a row ,
- kicked row ,
- kicked up a row ,
- kicked up row ,
- kicking a row ,
- kicking row ,
- kicking up a row ,
- kicking up row ,
- kicks a row ,
- kicks row ,
- kicks up a row ,
- kicks up row ,
- made hit ceiling ,
- made hit the ceiling ,
- make hit ceiling ,
- makes hit ceiling ,
- makes hit the ceiling ,
- making hit ceiling ,
- making hit the ceiling ,
- out rage ,
- out raged ,
- out rages ,
- out raging ,
- out-rage ,
- out-raged ,
- out-rages ,
- out-raging ,
- reached boiling point ,
- reaches boiling point ,
- reaching boiling point .
- Keelhaul ,
- afflict ,
- agonize ,
- anguish ,
- avenge ,
- burden ,
- castigate ,
- chasten ,
- chastise ,
- confine ,
- correct ,
- discipline ,
- distress ,
- execute ,
- fine ,
- imprison ,
- incarcerate ,
- judge ,
- lambaste ,
- penalize ,
- pillory ,
- punish ,
- reprise ,
- sentence ,
- try .
- am arbitrary ,
- am autocratic ,
- are arbitrary ,
- are autocratic ,
- art arbitrary ,
- art autocratic ,
- being arbitrary ,
- being autocratic ,
- is arbitrary ,
- is autocratic ,
- over ridden ,
- over ride ,
- over rides ,
- over riding ,
- over rode ,
- over-ridden ,
- over-rides ,
- over-riding ,
- over-rode ,
- was arbitrary ,
- was autocratic ,
- wast arbitrary ,
- wast autocratic ,
- were arbitrary ,
- were autocratic ,
- wert arbitrary ,
- wert autocratic .
- be grudge ,
- be grudged ,
- be grudges ,
- be grudging ,
- be-grudge ,
- be-grudged ,
- be-grudges ,
- be-grudging ,
- cramped style ,
- cramping style ,
- cramps style ,
- dis comfit ,
- dis comfits ,
- dis-comfit ,
- dis-comfits ,
- hanged up ,
- hanging up ,
- upsets apple cart ,
- upsets the apple cart ,
- upsetting apple cart ,
- upsetting the apple cart .
- criticized severely ,
- criticizes severely ,
- criticizing severely ,
- draw quarter ,
- drawing and quarter ,
- drawing quarter ,
- draws and quarter ,
- draws quarter ,
- drew and quarter ,
- drew quarter ,
- tar feather .
- drave bananas ,
- drave the wall ,
- drave up the wall ,
- drave up wall ,
- drave wall ,
- drive the wall ,
- drive up wall ,
- drive wall ,
- drives bananas ,
- drives the wall ,
- drives up the wall ,
- drives up wall ,
- drives wall ,
- driving bananas ,
- driving the wall ,
- driving up the wall ,
- driving up wall ,
- driving wall ,
- drove bananas ,
- drove the wall ,
- drove up the wall ,
- drove up wall ,
- drove wall ,
- play cat mouse ,
- played cat and mouse ,
- played cat mouse ,
- playing cat and mouse ,
- playing cat mouse ,
- plays cat and mouse ,
- plays cat mouse ,
- puts through wringer ,
- putting through wringer ,
- rub salt wound ,
- rubbed salt in wound ,
- rubbed salt wound ,
- rubbing salt in wound ,
- rubbing salt wound ,
- rubs salt in wound ,
- rubs salt wound .
- de fraud ,
- de frauds ,
- de-fraud ,
- de-frauds ,
- discriminates against ,
- discriminating against ,
- had for ,
- had in for ,
- had it for ,
- had it in for ,
- haddest for ,
- haddest in for ,
- haddest it for ,
- haddest it in for ,
- hadst for ,
- hadst in for ,
- hadst it for ,
- hadst it in for ,
- has for ,
- has in for ,
- has it for ,
- has it in for ,
- hast for ,
- hast in for ,
- hast it for ,
- hast it in for ,
- hath for ,
- hath in for ,
- hath it for ,
- hath it in for ,
- have in for ,
- have it for ,
- having for ,
- having in for ,
- having it for ,
- having it in for ,
- pigeoned ,
- pigeoning ,
- ropes in ,
- roping in ,
- stack deck ,
- stacked the deck ,
- stacking deck ,
- stacking the deck ,
- stacks deck ,
- stacks the deck ,
- stiffing .
- bit nails ,
- bit one nails ,
- bit one's nails ,
- bit ones nails ,
- bite one nails ,
- bite ones nails ,
- bites nails ,
- bites one nails ,
- bites one's nails ,
- bites ones nails ,
- biting one nails ,
- biting ones nails ,
- concerned oneself ,
- concerning oneself ,
- concerns oneself ,
- de press ,
- de pressed ,
- de presses ,
- de pressing ,
- de-press ,
- de-pressed ,
- de-presses ,
- de-pressing ,
- feeling uneasy ,
- feels uneasy ,
- felt uneasy ,
- gnawed at ,
- gnawing at ,
- gnaws at ,
- had qualms ,
- haddest qualms ,
- hadst qualms ,
- has qualms ,
- hast qualms ,
- hath qualms ,
- having qualms ,
- sweated out ,
- sweats out ,
- un settle ,
- un settled ,
- un settles ,
- un settling ,
- un-settle ,
- un-settled ,
- un-settling .
- dis credit ,
- dis credited ,
- dis crediting ,
- dis credits ,
- dis honor ,
- dis honored ,
- dis honoring ,
- dis honors ,
- dis-credit ,
- dis-credited ,
- dis-crediting ,
- dis-credits ,
- dis-honor ,
- dis-honored ,
- dis-honoring ,
- dis-honors ,
- impose up on ,
- imposed up on ,
- imposes up on ,
- imposing up on ,
- imposing upon ,
- mis represent ,
- mis represented ,
- mis representing ,
- mis represents ,
- mis-represent ,
- mis-represented ,
- mis-representing ,
- mis-represents .
Other synonyms:
- fuck with ,
- piss around ,
- presume on ,
- shit on ,
- trespass on .
- exploit .
- buffet .
Other relevant words:
- Boning ,
- Buffaloes ,
- Chivied ,
- Chivying ,
- Despotize ,
- Deviled ,
- Deviling ,
- Devilled ,
- Devilling ,
- Dragooned ,
- Dragooning ,
- HOSED ,
- Harassing ,
- Illtreat ,
- Infesting ,
- Martyred ,
- Martyring ,
- Menaced ,
- Plaguing ,
- Pothered ,
- Pothering ,
- Racked ,
- Ragging ,
- Saddling ,
- Slammed ,
- Trashed ,
- Vilified ,
- abuse ,
- badmouth ,
- bang up ,
- be arbitrary ,
- be at ,
- be autocratic ,
- be little ,
- be on one's back ,
- be on one's case ,
- be on one's tail ,
- beat down ,
- beleaguer ,
- bird dog ,
- blow off ,
- bludgeoned ,
- bludgeoning ,
- boil over ,
- boiling over ,
- boned ,
- buffalo ,
- buffaloed ,
- bully ,
- bung up ,
- bunged up ,
- burn at the stake ,
- burn up ,
- burned up ,
- burning at the stake ,
- burning up ,
- chivy ,
- cramp style ,
- criticize severely ,
- crucify ,
- curdled ,
- curdling ,
- cuss out ,
- cut to the quick ,
- do a number on ,
- do number on ,
- do violence to ,
- dragoon ,
- dragoons ,
- draw and quarter ,
- drive bananas ,
- drive up the wall ,
- dump on ,
- dumped on ,
- excrutiate ,
- fire up ,
- fires up ,
- follow ,
- forayed ,
- foraying ,
- gall ,
- get to ,
- gets to ,
- getting to ,
- give a bad time ,
- give a black eye ,
- give a hard time ,
- give black eye ,
- got to ,
- grind ,
- ground ,
- hang up ,
- harass ,
- harassed ,
- harrow ,
- harry ,
- heckle ,
- heckling ,
- held down ,
- hold down ,
- hosing ,
- hound ,
- hunt down ,
- hurl brickbat ,
- ill-treat ,
- infests ,
- irk ,
- irritates ,
- jerk around ,
- jerked around ,
- keep down ,
- kept down ,
- kick up a row ,
- laid waste ,
- lay waste ,
- laying waste ,
- lays waste ,
- lean on ,
- leaning on ,
- leave no stone unturned ,
- make hit the ceiling ,
- maltreat ,
- mar ,
- martyrize ,
- martyrized ,
- martyrizes ,
- martyrizing ,
- mishandle ,
- molest ,
- nag ,
- nail to a cross ,
- nail to cross ,
- noodge ,
- noodges ,
- offend ,
- oppress ,
- outrage ,
- over-bear ,
- over-ride ,
- overbear ,
- overbears ,
- overborne ,
- pick on ,
- plague ,
- play cat and mouse ,
- plundered ,
- pollute ,
- pother ,
- put down ,
- put on the rack ,
- put screws to ,
- put squeeze on ,
- put the squeeze on ,
- put through wringer ,
- put to death ,
- putting to death ,
- rack ,
- rag on ,
- rattle one's cage ,
- reach boiling point ,
- reproach ,
- revile ,
- reviled ,
- ridden ,
- ride ,
- ride roughshod ,
- rip up ,
- roughhouse ,
- roughhousing ,
- rub salt in wound ,
- ruin ,
- running down ,
- saddled ,
- scratch around ,
- search high heaven ,
- showboat ,
- showboating ,
- showboats ,
- signify ,
- slap ,
- sling mud ,
- spite ,
- spoil ,
- spoils ,
- spoilt ,
- swear at ,
- tar and feather ,
- tear apart ,
- tearing apart ,
- tire ,
- tore apart ,
- torment ,
- torn apart ,
- torture ,
- torturing ,
- track down ,
- turn inside out ,
- turn on the heat ,
- turn upside down ,
- turned inside out ,
- turned upside down ,
- turning inside out ,
- tyrannize ,
- tyrranize ,
- up set ,
- upbraid ,
- upset apple cart ,
- upset the apple cart ,
- victimize ,
- walk heavy ,
- weigh heavy upon ,
- work on ,
- worked on ,
- working on ,
- worry ,
- wrong ,
- yap at ,
- zinging .
- Gnawing ,
- be set ,
- blockaded ,
- blockading ,
- put upon ,
- set upon ,
- sets upon ,
- siege ,
- sieged ,
- sieges ,
- sieging .
- Catenated ,
- Catenating ,
- Followed ,
- bring up the rear ,
- bringing up rear ,
- bringing up the rear ,
- brought up the rear ,
- catenate ,
- catenates ,
- come with ,
- dog footsteps of ,
- dog the footsteps of ,
- give chase ,
- go after ,
- go with ,
- goes after ,
- going after ,
- put a tail on ,
- run after ,
- running after ,
- schlepp along ,
- shag ,
- shagged ,
- shagging ,
- shags ,
- stick to ,
- sticks to ,
- stuck to ,
- tag after ,
- tag along ,
- tailgate ,
- tailgated ,
- tailgates ,
- tailgating ,
- take out after .
- bait .
- Disserve ,
- Fash ,
- Feaze ,
- Importune ,
- Wherret ,
- abusively ,
- ado ,
- affliction ,
- aggravate ,
- aggravation ,
- aggrieve ,
- agitation ,
- agony ,
- alarm ,
- annoy ,
- annoyance ,
- anxiety ,
- apprehension ,
- arouse ,
- awe ,
- badger ,
- bear hard upon ,
- beat ,
- bedevil ,
- befoul ,
- beset ,
- besiege ,
- bewitch ,
- blight ,
- bore ,
- bother ,
- bristle ,
- browbeat ,
- brown off ,
- bug ,
- bullyrag ,
- chafe ,
- chevy ,
- chivvvy ,
- chivvy ,
- commotion ,
- concern ,
- condemn ,
- corrupt ,
- cow ,
- cross ,
- crush ,
- curse ,
- damage ,
- daunt ,
- deal hardly with ,
- defile ,
- defy ,
- deprave ,
- despoil ,
- destroy ,
- devil ,
- difficulty ,
- disadvantage ,
- discomfort ,
- discompose ,
- disorder ,
- displease ,
- disquiet ,
- disquietude ,
- distemper ,
- disturb ,
- disturbance ,
- do evil ,
- do wrong ,
- do wrong by ,
- dog ,
- dolor ,
- doom ,
- drive on ,
- encumbrance ,
- enrage ,
- enslave ,
- envenom ,
- exasperate ,
- exercise ,
- exile ,
- expel ,
- faze ,
- fret ,
- get ,
- get at ,
- get in hair ,
- get on ,
- get under skin ,
- give the needle ,
- go ahead ,
- go on ,
- grief ,
- grind down ,
- gripe ,
- harassment ,
- harm ,
- hassle ,
- haunt ,
- hector ,
- hex ,
- hunt ,
- hunt for ,
- hurt ,
- ill-use ,
- impair ,
- incommode ,
- infect ,
- infest ,
- inflame ,
- injure ,
- insolently ,
- insultingly ,
- intimidate ,
- irritate ,
- irritation ,
- jinx ,
- keep on ,
- kindle ,
- malign ,
- martyr ,
- menace ,
- miff ,
- mistreat ,
- mistreatment ,
- misuse ,
- molestation ,
- mortify ,
- needle ,
- nettle ,
- nudzh ,
- nuisance ,
- obsess ,
- obsession ,
- offensively ,
- oppression ,
- opprobriously ,
- overburden ,
- overpower ,
- pain ,
- peeve ,
- perplex ,
- pervert ,
- pester ,
- pick ,
- pick at ,
- pique ,
- poison ,
- prejudice ,
- prosecute ,
- provoke ,
- pursue ,
- pursuit ,
- push around ,
- quest ,
- ravish ,
- repress ,
- ride roughshod over ,
- rile ,
- roil ,
- rudely ,
- ruffle ,
- savage ,
- scathe ,
- scurrilously ,
- slander ,
- subdue ,
- subjugate ,
- suppress ,
- taint ,
- take advantage of ,
- tantalize ,
- tease ,
- terrorize ,
- threaten ,
- throw stones at ,
- torturer ,
- trample underfoot ,
- trample upon ,
- trouble ,
- turmoil ,
- vex ,
- vexation ,
- vilify ,
- violate ,
- wear away ,
- wear down ,
- weigh down ,
- wound ,
- wreak havoc ,
- wreak havoc on .
- Snowed ,
- Snowing ,
- Suckered ,
- Suckering ,
- discriminate against ,
- discriminated against ,
- have for ,
- have it in for ,
- immolate ,
- pigeon ,
- pigeons ,
- rope in ,
- roped in ,
- stack the deck ,
- stacked deck ,
- stiffed ,
- stiffs .
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How to use "Persecute" in context?
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Persecution is when a group or individual is treated unfairly or specifically because they belong to a certain group or identify with a certain cause. The root of the word comes from the Ancient Greek word persecute which refers to propelling or hurling something through the air with force. Persecution can take many different forms, from discrimination and hate crimes to legal action.
Persecution can have a devastating effect on individuals, families and communities. It can lead to feelings of isolation and vulnerability, and can damage relationships and cohesion. It can also lead to depression, anxiety and even PTSD.
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Independent
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
follow.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
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pull one's weight
- Synonyms:
- work, pull one's weight.
