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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Persecute \Per"se*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persecuted}; p.
pr & vb n. {Persecuting}.] [F. pers['e]cueter, L. persequi
persecutus to pursue, prosecute; per + sequi to follow
pursue. See {Per-}, and {Second}.]
1. 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.
Do good to them that hate you and pray for them
which despitefully use you and persecute you
--Matt. v. 44.
2. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent
solicitations; to annoy. --Johnson.
Syn: To oppress; harass; distress; worry; annoy.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
persecuted
adj : wrongfully subjugated and oppressed [syn: {downtrodden}, {oppressed}]
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