persecute

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verb

cause to suffer (Freq. 2)
- Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union
• Syn:
oppress
• Derivationally related forms:
oppressive (for: oppress), oppressor (for: oppress), persecution, persecutor
• Hypernyms:
torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
• Hyponyms:
purge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody