Persecute
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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.Persecute meaning & definition 1 of Persecute.
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to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone:
Persecute meaning & definition 2 of Persecute.
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Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.
Persecute meaning & definition 3 of Persecute.