What is another word for persecute?
1326 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt], [ pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt], [ p_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_k_j_ˌuː_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for persecute:- abuse (verb)
- beleaguer (verb)
- bully (verb)
- crucify (verb)
- follow (verb)
- grind (verb)
- harass (verb)
- harry (verb)
- hound (verb)
- molest (verb)
- nail to a cross (verb)
- oppress (verb)
- outrage (verb)
- punish (verb)
- ride (verb)
- social (verb)
- spite (verb)
- tar and feather (verb)
- torment (verb)
- victimize (verb)
- worry (verb)
- wrong (verb)
- other synonyms
- beleaguer
- follow
- tyrannize
- victimize
- worry
- wrong
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Persecute:
n.
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- madden,
- irritate,
- infuriate,
- encourage,
- scourge,
- exile,
- strike,
- frustrate,
- provoke,
- hector,
- drive someone mad,
- expel,
- endorse,
- beat,
- banish,
- bait,
- anger,
- flog,
- antagonize.
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- right.
v.
•abuse (verb)- cut to quick,
- tare apart,
- de-cry,
- cut the quick,
- mis handled,
- de fames,
- de crying,
- be-rate,
- cuts to quick,
- be rated,
- hurled brickbat,
- up braids,
- doth a number on,
- de files,
- rags on,
- picks on,
- doing a number on,
- be-little,
- cutting to quick,
- cuts the quick,
- de-crying,
- ripped up,
- de-files,
- de fame,
- sware at,
- does number on,
- doeth a number on,
- de-fames,
- did a number on,
- cussing out,
- rips up,
- swearing at,
- be-rates,
- ripping up,
- bad mouth,
- de-filing,
- mis-handle,
- cusses out,
- cutting the quick,
- gives black eye,
- de cry,
- de file,
- doeth number on,
- dis-counted,
- doth number on,
- cuts quick,
- dis counts,
- gave black eye,
- be rate,
- dost number on,
- gives a black eye,
- dis counted,
- mis handles,
- did number on,
- mis handle,
- up-braids,
- mis using,
- mis used,
- up-braiding,
- banging up,
- cutting to the quick,
- giving a black eye,
- mis treats,
- mis-used,
- mis-treating,
- be rating,
- didst number on,
- doest a number on,
- zinged,
- blowing off,
- de-filed,
- de-cries,
- dost a number on,
- doing number on,
- de cries,
- mis-treats,
- ragged on,
- mis-handled,
- slings mud,
- mis-treated,
- mis-treat,
- didst a number on,
- giving black eye,
- de filed,
- dumping on,
- de-faming,
- tears apart,
- swore at,
- blows off,
- mis treat,
- cuts to the quick,
- de famed,
- dis-counting,
- gave a black eye,
- cut quick,
- bangs up,
- dis counting,
- mis treating,
- bungs up,
- be rates,
- re-vile,
- swears at,
- doest number on,
- mis-handles,
- hurling brickbat,
- does a number on,
- up-braided,
- mis-using,
- ill treat,
- banged up,
- roughhoused,
- slinging mud,
- de-file,
- de cried,
- de-cried,
- slung mud,
- mis treated,
- be littles,
- mis-handling,
- up-braid,
- up braided,
- up braid,
- dis-counts,
- blew off,
- be-rated,
- de filing,
- bunging up,
- dumps on,
- de-fame,
- de-famed,
- ragging on,
- mis handling,
- be-rating,
- de faming,
- cussed out,
- cutting quick,
- hurls brickbat,
- be-littles,
- re vile.
- be devil,
- sets up on,
- be-leaguer,
- putting upon,
- be devilled,
- be-devils,
- be-devilled,
- be devils,
- be leaguered,
- be-leaguering,
- be-deviled,
- be-set,
- be leaguers,
- setting up on,
- be setting,
- be-sets,
- be deviling,
- be-devil,
- be-leaguered,
- be sets,
- be leaguering,
- setting upon,
- set up on,
- be devilling,
- putting up on,
- be leaguer,
- put up on,
- be-devilling,
- be-leaguers,
- puts up on,
- be deviled,
- puts upon,
- be-setting,
- be-deviling.
- leaned on,
- turn on heat,
- despotized,
- walked heavy,
- turned on the heat,
- turns the heat,
- despotizes,
- buffaloing,
- overborn,
- turn heat,
- overbore,
- turned the heat,
- rode roughshod,
- over bearing,
- over-borne,
- walking heavy,
- Over-bearing,
- co-wing,
- despotizing,
- turned on heat,
- rid roughshod,
- riding roughshod,
- leant on,
- turning on heat,
- over-bore,
- over-born,
- leans on,
- over borne,
- over bears,
- co-wed,
- turns on heat,
- walks heavy,
- over bore,
- turned heat,
- turning the heat,
- turns on the heat,
- co wed,
- showboated,
- rides roughshod,
- turn the heat,
- over-bears,
- turns heat,
- turning on the heat,
- over born,
- over bear,
- turning heat,
- co wing.
- brought rear,
- runs after,
- bring rear,
- taking out after,
- sticked to,
- takes out after,
- bring the rear,
- bringing rear,
- ontoing,
- ran after,
- ontoes,
- sticking to,
- putting a tail on,
- dogged the footsteps of,
- ontoed,
- took out after,
- bring up rear,
- brings up rear,
- brings up the rear,
- schlepps along,
- put tail on,
- puts tail on,
- brought up rear,
- tagged after,
- gives chase,
- giving chase,
- brought the rear,
- dogs the footsteps of,
- dogging footsteps of,
- brings the rear,
- tags after,
- went after,
- dogging the footsteps of,
- schlepping along,
- tagging after,
- tags along,
- bringing the rear,
- putting tail on,
- puts a tail on,
- schlepped along,
- gave chase,
- tagging along,
- tagged along,
- dogs footsteps of,
- dogged footsteps of,
- strung along,
- brings rear.
- dis-tress,
- de-spoil,
- rattles cage,
- ex asperating,
- ex-asperate,
- rattling one's cage,
- rattle cage,
- gives a bad time,
- dis tress,
- ex asperate,
- giving a hard time,
- gat to,
- rattles ones cage,
- gave a hard time,
- ex-asperating,
- jerks around,
- de-spoiled,
- gave hard time,
- dis tresses,
- giving a bad time,
- gives bad time,
- rattle one cage,
- gave a bad time,
- wrought on,
- works on,
- rattles one's cage,
- ex asperates,
- giving hard time,
- dis-tresses,
- ex-asperates,
- ex-asperated,
- de spoiling,
- rattled cage,
- rattling cage,
- give hard time,
- rattled ones cage,
- rattled one cage,
- jerking around,
- give bad time,
- noodged,
- gives a hard time,
- gotten to,
- noodging,
- rattling one cage,
- rattles one cage,
- rattle ones cage,
- de-spoiling,
- gives hard time,
- dis-tressed,
- de-spoils,
- rattled one's cage,
- rattling ones cage,
- de spoil,
- gave bad time,
- de spoils,
- giving bad time,
- de spoiled,
- dis tressed.
- de-predated,
- chivies,
- de-predate,
- up-setting,
- de-predates,
- de predate,
- de-predating,
- up sets,
- up setting,
- de predates,
- up-sets,
- up-set,
- de predated,
- de predating.
- be on ones tail,
- being one tail,
- am one's tail,
- is on one's tail,
- is on one's case,
- is on case,
- be one's back,
- are on case,
- leaving no stone unturned,
- is on one's back,
- be on case,
- scratches around,
- being one case,
- am one tail,
- wert back,
- being on one back,
- was on one tail,
- are tail,
- were ones case,
- wert one's case,
- birddog,
- wert on one's case,
- wast on one back,
- are one's case,
- am on one's case,
- being on tail,
- being on ones tail,
- am on back,
- wert ones back,
- wert on tail,
- are on ones back,
- art tail,
- is case,
- was on ones back,
- was one tail,
- wast one's case,
- are ones tail,
- wast on tail,
- leaves no stone unturned,
- were one's case,
- left no stone unturned,
- art one's case,
- is on one case,
- were on one's back,
- is one case,
- is on one tail,
- wast on one's tail,
- be one tail,
- was case,
- is one tail,
- be on ones back,
- wert one case,
- wast one's back,
- were one tail,
- searched high heaven,
- wert on case,
- are on back,
- wert on one's back,
- is on ones tail,
- scratched around,
- is back,
- were on ones case,
- be on one case,
- art one's tail,
- is tail,
- wast case,
- was tail,
- be tail,
- was on ones tail,
- being on one tail,
- art ones tail,
- art back,
- am ones case,
- are on one tail,
- being on ones case,
- are on one's tail,
- leaved no stone unturned,
- am on ones case,
- yaps at,
- was ones back,
- be on tail,
- wast one back,
- are one back,
- wast ones tail,
- art at,
- are on ones case,
- being on one's case,
- wert on one tail,
- be on one tail,
- be case,
- was on back,
- is on one back,
- are on tail,
- am on one's back,
- am tail,
- wast on one's back,
- were back,
- wast on one's case,
- yapped at,
- am on one's tail,
- be ones back,
- was on one's back,
- is on back,
- am on ones back,
- art one tail,
- wert one back,
- are on one's back,
- wast tail,
- was on one case,
- were on one tail,
- be on one back,
- wert on ones tail,
- is on ones case,
- am ones back,
- being ones tail,
- am one back,
- was on ones case,
- am on one case,
- yapping at,
- are back,
- turns inside out,
- wast on one tail,
- am on ones tail,
- being one back,
- was on one's tail,
- wast ones case,
- am on case,
- being on back,
- being ones case,
- be one's tail,
- am at,
- were on one's tail,
- were on back,
- being at,
- be on back,
- being on case,
- wast on one case,
- am one's back,
- wert on one back,
- were on tail,
- being one's tail,
- wast on back,
- are on ones tail,
- is ones case,
- wast at,
- wast on case,
- wast ones back,
- wert one's tail,
- were at,
- are one case,
- wast on ones back,
- is ones tail,
- are ones case,
- be one's case,
- wert ones case,
- hunts down,
- is one's back,
- is one's tail,
- are at,
- was one back,
- were one back,
- scratching around,
- be one case,
- wast one's tail,
- was ones case,
- are one's back,
- be ones tail,
- am ones tail,
- wert on back,
- wert on ones back,
- were case,
- is on tail,
- be on ones case,
- searching high heaven,
- hunting down,
- be back,
- being one's case,
- was on tail,
- wert ones tail,
- being on one's tail,
- art ones back,
- wert one tail,
- wert on one's tail,
- are one tail,
- were tail,
- was on one's case,
- are ones back,
- were ones tail,
- be one back,
- wast one tail,
- were on ones back,
- is one's case,
- beat bushes,
- being on ones back,
- turning upside down,
- am on one back,
- art one's back,
- were one case,
- wert on one case,
- wast on ones tail,
- was at,
- wert tail,
- were on case,
- art case,
- wert case,
- am back,
- was one's case,
- are on one back,
- searches high heaven,
- were ones back,
- being on one case,
- were on ones tail,
- was on case,
- am on tail,
- wert one's back,
- am on one tail,
- are one's tail,
- turns upside down,
- art ones case,
- am case,
- was one case,
- was one's tail,
- wast one case,
- hunted down,
- was one's back,
- is on ones back,
- am one's case,
- is at,
- wast on ones case,
- was ones tail,
- are on one case,
- am one case,
- are case,
- be ones case,
- being on one's back,
- wast back,
- were one's back,
- were on one back,
- wert at,
- being one's back,
- were one's tail,
- were on one case,
- being ones back,
- wert on ones case,
- being case,
- is ones back,
- being back,
- was back,
- being tail,
- was on one back,
- is one back,
- are on one's case,
- were on one's case.
- dis composes,
- dis-composing,
- dis commodes,
- dis-quiet,
- dis quiet,
- dis quiets,
- dis-quieting,
- dis-quiets,
- dis-compose,
- dis-commodes,
- dis-composes,
- dis composing,
- dis compose,
- dis-commode,
- dis quieting,
- dis composed,
- dis quieted,
- dis-quieted,
- dis commode,
- dis-composed.
- excrutiating,
- excrutiates,
- burns stake,
- burnt at the stake,
- nail a cross,
- puts on rack,
- burning at stake,
- burning stake,
- burn at stake,
- puts the rack,
- burns the stake,
- burns at the stake,
- puts to death,
- putting rack,
- putting death,
- burning the stake,
- puts death,
- burned stake,
- put the rack,
- burnt the stake,
- burnt stake,
- put on rack,
- nail cross,
- put rack,
- put death,
- burn the stake,
- putting on rack,
- burnt at stake,
- puts rack,
- burned at stake,
- burned at the stake,
- putting on the rack,
- puts on the rack,
- burns at stake,
- burned the stake,
- excrutiated,
- putting the rack,
- burn stake.
- dis hearten,
- over throws,
- over come,
- over powered,
- dis heartened,
- dis-heartening,
- sub jugate,
- over-whelms,
- dis-heartens,
- beating down,
- dis-hearten,
- over comes,
- over-powered,
- over-loading,
- tyrranizes,
- over whelmed,
- puts squeeze on,
- dis-heartened,
- over-load,
- puts screws to,
- weighed heavy up on,
- keeps down,
- weighing heavy up on,
- over whelm,
- dis heartening,
- over-throwing,
- weighing heavy upon,
- putting the squeeze on,
- over throwing,
- over-whelm,
- over throw,
- over whelming,
- dis heartens,
- weighed heavy upon,
- over-throw,
- puts the squeeze on,
- over-loaded,
- weigh heavy up on,
- over-comes,
- tyrranized,
- keeping down,
- over whelms,
- beats down,
- over load,
- over powers,
- over-coming,
- tyrranizing,
- over-whelmed,
- over-powering,
- over loads,
- weighs heavy upon,
- over coming,
- putting squeeze on,
- over-throws,
- over loaded,
- over-loads,
- weighs heavy up on,
- over-thrown,
- over thrown,
- putting screws to,
- over powering,
- over-power,
- over-whelming,
- over loading.
- didst violence to,
- out raged,
- doest violence to,
- reached boiling point,
- de flowered,
- kicks up row,
- dost violence to,
- kicks up a row,
- de-flower,
- kicking up row,
- make hit ceiling,
- does violence to,
- making hit the ceiling,
- de flowers,
- in cense,
- out-rage,
- out raging,
- reaching boiling point,
- made hit the ceiling,
- boiled over,
- doing violence to,
- kicking a row,
- out rage,
- kicks row,
- making hit ceiling,
- did violence to,
- kick a row,
- burnt up,
- kicked up row,
- de-flowers,
- kicking up a row,
- kick row,
- makes hit ceiling,
- in censed,
- out-raged,
- boils over,
- out-raging,
- de-flowered,
- kicking row,
- doth violence to,
- kicks a row,
- in-cense,
- in-censing,
- burns up,
- in-censes,
- made hit ceiling,
- in-censed,
- out-rages,
- out rages,
- kicked a row,
- makes hit the ceiling,
- kicked up a row,
- de flowering,
- de flower,
- doeth violence to,
- kicked row,
- kick up row,
- reaches boiling point,
- firing up,
- in censes,
- de-flowering.
- imprison,
- confine,
- chastise,
- burden,
- distress,
- chasten,
- pillory,
- execute,
- punish,
- correct,
- lambaste,
- Keelhaul,
- afflict,
- castigate,
- avenge,
- judge,
- penalize,
- discipline,
- try,
- incarcerate,
- anguish,
- reprise,
- agonize,
- sentence,
- fine.
- over-rides,
- are arbitrary,
- am arbitrary,
- over ridden,
- over riding,
- are autocratic,
- were arbitrary,
- being autocratic,
- being arbitrary,
- wert autocratic,
- wast arbitrary,
- over-ridden,
- is arbitrary,
- over rode,
- over rides,
- over-rode,
- wast autocratic,
- art arbitrary,
- was arbitrary,
- over ride,
- am autocratic,
- wert arbitrary,
- over-riding,
- is autocratic,
- was autocratic,
- art autocratic,
- were autocratic.
- be grudges,
- be-grudges,
- be-grudging,
- be-grudge,
- cramped style,
- upsets the apple cart,
- dis-comfit,
- dis comfit,
- be grudge,
- hanged up,
- cramping style,
- hanging up,
- be-grudged,
- dis-comfits,
- upsets apple cart,
- upsetting the apple cart,
- be grudging,
- dis comfits,
- cramps style,
- be grudged,
- upsetting apple cart.
- draws quarter,
- drew quarter,
- criticizes severely,
- criticizing severely,
- tar feather,
- drew and quarter,
- criticized severely,
- draws and quarter,
- draw quarter,
- drawing and quarter,
- drawing quarter.
- played cat and mouse,
- drives wall,
- drove wall,
- putting through wringer,
- drive wall,
- rubbed salt wound,
- rubs salt wound,
- playing cat mouse,
- puts through wringer,
- drives up the wall,
- plays cat mouse,
- drave up wall,
- drive the wall,
- driving the wall,
- driving up wall,
- drave up the wall,
- drives the wall,
- play cat mouse,
- plays cat and mouse,
- playing cat and mouse,
- drove the wall,
- rubbed salt in wound,
- driving up the wall,
- rubs salt in wound,
- drave wall,
- rub salt wound,
- drove up wall,
- played cat mouse,
- rubbing salt in wound,
- drove bananas,
- drives bananas,
- drove up the wall,
- drives up wall,
- drive up wall,
- driving bananas,
- drave the wall,
- drave bananas,
- rubbing salt wound,
- driving wall.
- had in for,
- hath it for,
- stiffing,
- stacking the deck,
- having in for,
- stacking deck,
- have in for,
- de frauds,
- has it in for,
- hath in for,
- has it for,
- having it for,
- hast it in for,
- haddest in for,
- has in for,
- stacks deck,
- de fraud,
- discriminating against,
- had for,
- having for,
- hast for,
- hast it for,
- had it in for,
- pigeoned,
- hadst it in for,
- has for,
- had it for,
- hadst in for,
- haddest it for,
- discriminates against,
- stack deck,
- stacks the deck,
- haddest it in for,
- have it for,
- ropes in,
- stacked the deck,
- de-fraud,
- hath for,
- hast in for,
- hath it in for,
- hadst it for,
- roping in,
- pigeoning,
- hadst for,
- haddest for,
- having it in for,
- de-frauds.
- un settles,
- gnawing at,
- bite one nails,
- de-pressing,
- bit one nails,
- de press,
- bit ones nails,
- concerned oneself,
- un-settle,
- de-pressed,
- had qualms,
- feeling uneasy,
- bites nails,
- de-presses,
- felt uneasy,
- sweated out,
- biting one nails,
- has qualms,
- un-settling,
- hadst qualms,
- un settled,
- gnaws at,
- haddest qualms,
- concerning oneself,
- bites ones nails,
- bit one's nails,
- hath qualms,
- gnawed at,
- de pressing,
- de-press,
- concerns oneself,
- having qualms,
- de presses,
- de pressed,
- un settle,
- biting ones nails,
- bites one nails,
- sweats out,
- bite ones nails,
- un settling,
- bites one's nails,
- feels uneasy,
- hast qualms,
- bit nails,
- un-settled.
- imposes up on,
- dis-credits,
- dis honors,
- impose up on,
- dis crediting,
- mis-represents,
- mis represented,
- imposed up on,
- dis credited,
- dis-honored,
- mis represents,
- dis-honor,
- mis-represent,
- dis-crediting,
- mis-represented,
- mis representing,
- imposing upon,
- dis-credit,
- mis represent,
- dis-honors,
- dis-credited,
- dis honored,
- dis credits,
- dis-honoring,
- dis honoring,
- dis honor,
- imposing up on,
- mis-representing,
- dis credit.
Other synonyms:
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- fuck with,
- trespass on,
- shit on,
- presume on,
- piss around.
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- exploit.
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- buffet.
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- take out.
- sets upon,
- sieging,
- set upon,
- siege,
- blockaded,
- sieged,
- blockading,
- put upon,
- Gnawing,
- sieges,
- be set.
- tailgate,
- Catenating,
- shags,
- tailgated,
- stuck to,
- go with,
- come with,
- shag,
- take out after,
- bring up the rear,
- shagging,
- give chase,
- schlepp along,
- tag after,
- bringing up the rear,
- catenate,
- brought up the rear,
- dog footsteps of,
- go after,
- shagged,
- tailgates,
- tailgating,
- dog the footsteps of,
- catenates,
- goes after,
- Followed,
- stick to,
- run after,
- bringing up rear,
- Catenated,
- put a tail on,
- sticks to,
- tag along,
- running after,
- going after.
- Suckering,
- Suckered,
- pigeon,
- have for,
- discriminated against,
- stiffed,
- immolate,
- discriminate against,
- stacked deck,
- rope in,
- stiffs,
- pigeons,
- stack the deck,
- Snowed,
- Snowing,
- have it in for,
- roped in.
- Dunning,
- dun,
- biting nails,
- worried,
- Dunned,
- have qualms,
- gnaw at,
- DUNS,
- biting one's nails,
- bite nails,
- concern oneself,
- sweat out,
- feel uneasy,
- sweating out,
- bite one's nails.
- cross,
- deal hardly with,
- torturer,
- obsession,
- nuisance,
- chevy,
- give the needle,
- disquietude,
- pervert,
- corrupt,
- bore,
- mistreatment,
- displease,
- pique,
- perplex,
- chafe,
- blight,
- grind down,
- harm,
- disturbance,
- affliction,
- get on,
- trample upon,
- cow,
- infect,
- despoil,
- wound,
- bug,
- do wrong by,
- molestation,
- agitation,
- kindle,
- violate,
- besiege,
- vex,
- condemn,
- chivvvy,
- go ahead,
- roil,
- hunt for,
- deprave,
- abusively,
- arouse,
- bristle,
- insolently,
- beset,
- scurrilously,
- aggravation,
- do evil,
- quest,
- destroy,
- pester,
- befoul,
- intimidate,
- gripe,
- ride roughshod over,
- discompose,
- offensively,
- faze,
- opprobriously,
- push around,
- malign,
- anxiety,
- slander,
- take advantage of,
- exercise,
- nettle,
- insultingly,
- oppression,
- hunt,
- pursuit,
- savage,
- pursue,
- ado,
- hex,
- distemper,
- chivvy,
- Wherret,
- Fash,
- disadvantage,
- threaten,
- get under skin,
- browbeat,
- repress,
- curse,
- misuse,
- Disserve,
- jinx,
- agony,
- fret,
- overpower,
- menace,
- daunt,
- enslave,
- wreak havoc on,
- rudely,
- poison,
- dolor,
- impair,
- drive on,
- disorder,
- subdue,
- obsess,
- alarm,
- ill-use,
- difficulty,
- taint,
- badger,
- aggravate,
- vexation,
- grief,
- ruffle,
- martyr,
- rile,
- apprehension,
- scathe,
- defile,
- hurt,
- bear hard upon,
- annoyance,
- turmoil,
- Feaze,
- bedevil,
- haunt,
- damage,
- devil,
- doom,
- throw stones at,
- crush,
- go on,
- miff,
- get in hair,
- hassle,
- bullyrag,
- envenom,
- get at,
- keep on,
- inflame,
- dog,
- defy,
- disturb,
- Importune,
- injure,
- irritation,
- needle,
- pick,
- discomfort,
- subjugate,
- prosecute,
- prejudice,
- wear down,
- terrorize,
- nudzh,
- mortify,
- infest,
- pick at,
- harassment,
- enrage,
- get,
- encumbrance,
- weigh down,
- brown off,
- tantalize,
- do wrong,
- trouble,
- aggrieve,
- commotion,
- wreak havoc,
- pain,
- trample underfoot,
- concern,
- awe,
- ravish,
- exasperate,
- bewitch,
- vilify,
- disquiet,
- wear away,
- incommode,
- suppress,
- peeve,
- overburden.
Paraphrases for Persecute:
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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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Antonyms for Persecute:
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v.
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Other antonyms:
cherish, assist, protect, gratify, help, praise, applaud, please, quiet, uphold, extol, reprieve, delight, satisfy, console, deliver, succor, release, abet, eulogize, soothe, oblige, consider, laud, comfort, content, care for, reassure, assure, gladden, favor, aid, shield, cheer, sustain, solace, conserve, Panegyrize, regard, tend, vindicate, relieve, benefit, respect.
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Hypernym for Persecute:
v.
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social
purge.
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social