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Verb: persecute  'pur-si,kyoot
  1. Cause to suffer
    "Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries";
    - oppress

Derived forms: persecuting, persecutes, persecuted

Type of: bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

Encyclopedia: Persecute