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to persecute
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to treat someone unfairly or cruelly, often because of their race, gender, religion, or beliefs
Transitive: to persecute sb
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
persecute
3rd person singular
persecutes
Past simple
persecuted
Past participle
persecuted
Examples
The government persecuted religious minorities, restricting their rights and freedoms.
Lexical Tree
persecution
persecutor
persecute
