"persecute" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈpɝsəkjut/ [General-American], /ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-persecute.wav Forms: persecutes [present, singular, third-person], persecuting [participle, present], persecuted [participle, past], persecuted [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], persecute [infinitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French persécuter, from Ecclesiastical Latin persecutor, from Latin persequor, persecutus (“follow up, pursue”), from per- (“through”) + sequor (“follow”) (English sequel). Compare prosecute. Cf. also pursue. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{bor|en|frm|persécuter}} Middle French persécuter, {{der|en|EL.|persecutor}} Ecclesiastical Latin persecutor, {{der|en|la|persequor|persequor, persecutus|follow up, pursue}} Latin persequor, persecutus (“follow up, pursue”), {{prefix|la|per|sequor|nocat=1|t1=through|t2=follow}} per- (“through”) + sequor (“follow”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} persecute (third-person singular simple present persecutes, present participle persecuting, simple past and past participle persecuted) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1|stem=persecut}}
  1. To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief. Synonyms (beset with cruelty): oppress, harass, distress Translations (to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict): διώκω (diṓkō) (Ancient Greek), اِضْطَهَدَ (iḍṭahada) (Arabic), հալածել (halacel) (Armenian), təqib etmək (Azerbaijani), incitmək (Azerbaijani), прасле́даваць (prasljédavacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), пресле́двам (preslédvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), поти́скам (potískam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), perseguir (Catalan), 迫害 (pòhài) (Chinese Mandarin), perzekvovat [imperfective] (Czech), forfølge (Danish), vervolgen (Dutch), persekuti (Esperanto), taga kiusama (Estonian), vainota (Finnish), sortaa (Finnish), persécuter (French), verfolgen (German), schikanieren (German), bedrängen (German), peinigen (German), 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wrikan) (Gothic), παρενοχλώ (parenochló) (Greek), διώκω (dióko) (Greek), pèsekite (Haitian Creole), üldöz (Hungarian), menganiaya (Indonesian), déan géarleanúint ar (Irish), perseguitare (Italian), 迫害する (hakugai suru) (alt: はくがいする) (Japanese), 핍박하다 (pipbakhada) (Korean), ຂົ່ມເຫັງ (khom heng) (Lao), vajāt (Latvian), persekioti (Lithuanian), прогонува (progonuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), прогони (progoni) [perfective] (Macedonian), ᨣᩕ᩵ᩣᩴ (Northern Thai), forfølge (Norwegian Bokmål), تعقیب کردن (ta'qib kardan) (Persian), prześladować [imperfective] (Polish), perseguir (Portuguese), a persecuta (Romanian), пресле́довать (preslédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подверга́ть гоне́ниям (podvergátʹ gonénijam) [imperfective] (Russian), прого̀нити [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), прога́њати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), progòniti [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), progánjati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ၼိၵ်ႈၸၢၵ်ႈ (nīk tsāak) (Shan), ငႅၼ်းသႄး (ngén sáae) (Shan), perzekvovať [imperfective] (Slovak), prenasledovať [imperfective] (Slovak), preganjati [imperfective] (Slovene), zasledovati [imperfective] (Slovene), perseguir (Spanish), cazar (Spanish), proseguir (Spanish), kuudhi (Swahili), förfölja (Swedish), ꪙꪚꪾꪹꪔꪸꪉ (ꞌnạp têng) (Tai Dam), ข่มเหง (kòm-hěeng) (Thai), переслі́дувати (pereslíduvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
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with cruelty': 58 37 4 Disambiguation of 'to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict': 77 19 4
  2. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy. Synonyms (annoy): annoy Translations (to harass with importunity): доса́ждам (dosáždam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), ahdistella (Finnish), riivata [informal] (Finnish), plagen (German), belästigen (German), drangsalieren (German), haschen (German), ಕಾಡು (kāḍu) (Kannada), hawene (Maori), perseguir (Portuguese), докуча́ть (dokučátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), надоеда́ть (nadojedátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), донима́ть (donimátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), досажда́ть (dosaždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), достава́ть (dostavátʹ) [colloquial, imperfective] (Russian), прого̀нити [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), прога́њати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), progòniti [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), progánjati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), importunar (Spanish)
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  3. To kill many of one species of animal, with the intent of removing them from human habitats.
    Sense id: en-persecute-en-verb-EWmfnTfE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: persecution

Inflected forms

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          "tags": [
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          "word": "ຂົ່ມເຫັງ"
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          "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
          "word": "تعقیب کردن"
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          "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
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          "word": "a persecuta"
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          "roman": "nīk tsāak",
          "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
          "word": "ၼိၵ်ႈၸၢၵ်ႈ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 19 4",
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          "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
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          "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
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          "word": "perseguir"
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          "word": "proseguir"
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          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
          "word": "kuudhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 19 4",
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          "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
          "word": "förfölja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 19 4",
          "code": "blt",
          "lang": "Tai Dam",
          "roman": "ꞌnạp têng",
          "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
          "word": "ꪙꪚꪾꪹꪔꪸꪉ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 19 4",
          "code": "th",
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          "roman": "kòm-hěeng",
          "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
          "word": "ข่มเหง"
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          "_dis1": "77 19 4",
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          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "переслі́дувати"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dosáždam",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "доса́ждам"
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          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "word": "ahdistella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "riivata"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "word": "plagen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "word": "belästigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "word": "drangsalieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "word": "haschen"
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          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
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          "roman": "kāḍu",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "word": "ಕಾಡು"
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          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "word": "hawene"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "word": "perseguir"
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          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
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          "roman": "dokučátʹ",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
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          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
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          "word": "достава́ть"
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          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
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          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "tags": [
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            "imperfective"
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          "word": "прого̀нити"
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          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "tags": [
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            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прога́њати"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
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          "tags": [
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            "imperfective"
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          "word": "progòniti"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
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            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "progánjati"
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          "_dis1": "2 97 1",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "to harass with importunity",
          "word": "importunar"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "persécuter"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French persécuter",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "EL.",
        "3": "persecutor"
      },
      "expansion": "Ecclesiastical Latin persecutor",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "persequor",
        "4": "persequor, persecutus",
        "5": "follow up, pursue"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin persequor, persecutus (“follow up, pursue”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "per",
        "3": "sequor",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t1": "through",
        "t2": "follow"
      },
      "expansion": "per- (“through”) + sequor (“follow”)",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle French persécuter, from Ecclesiastical Latin persecutor, from Latin persequor, persecutus (“follow up, pursue”), from per- (“through”) + sequor (“follow”) (English sequel). Compare prosecute. Cf. also pursue.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "persecutes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "persecuting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "persecuted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "persecuted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "persecute",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "persecute (third-person singular simple present persecutes, present participle persecuting, simple past and past participle persecuted)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "old": "1",
        "stem": "persecut"
      },
      "name": "en-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "persecution"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He who persecutes one will persecute all.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "I have heard, brethren, how sharply Antichrist persecuteth you, in vexing the faithful servants of Christ with divers and strange kinds of afflictions.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:44:",
          "text": "\"Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harass",
          "harass"
        ],
        [
          "importunity",
          "importunity"
        ],
        [
          "solicitation",
          "solicitation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Humans have been persecuting wolves in this forest for centuries.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To kill many of one species of animal, with the intent of removing them from human habitats."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "species",
          "species"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɝsəkjut/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "beset with cruelty",
      "word": "oppress"
    },
    {
      "sense": "beset with cruelty",
      "word": "harass"
    },
    {
      "sense": "beset with cruelty",
      "word": "distress"
    },
    {
      "sense": "annoy",
      "word": "annoy"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "iḍṭahada",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "اِضْطَهَدَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "halacel",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "հալածել"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "təqib etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "incitmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "prasljédavacʹ",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прасле́даваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "preslédvam",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пресле́двам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "potískam",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поти́скам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pòhài",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "迫害"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "perzekvovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "forfølge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "vervolgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "persekuti"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "taga kiusama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "vainota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "sortaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "persécuter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "verfolgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "schikanieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "bedrängen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "peinigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "wrikan",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parenochló",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "παρενοχλώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dióko",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "διώκω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "diṓkō",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "διώκω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "pèsekite"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "üldöz"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "menganiaya"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "déan géarleanúint ar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "perseguitare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はくがいする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hakugai suru",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "迫害する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pipbakhada",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "핍박하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "khom heng",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "ຂົ່ມເຫັງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "vajāt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "persekioti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "progonuva",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прогонува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "progoni",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "прогони"
    },
    {
      "code": "nod",
      "lang": "Northern Thai",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "ᨣᩕ᩵ᩣᩴ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "forfølge"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ta'qib kardan",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "تعقیب کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "prześladować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "a persecuta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пресле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podvergátʹ gonénijam",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подверга́ть гоне́ниям"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прого̀нити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прога́њати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "progòniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "progánjati"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "nīk tsāak",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "ၼိၵ်ႈၸၢၵ်ႈ"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "ngén sáae",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "ငႅၼ်းသႄး"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "perzekvovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "prenasledovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "preganjati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zasledovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "cazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "proseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "kuudhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "förfölja"
    },
    {
      "code": "blt",
      "lang": "Tai Dam",
      "roman": "ꞌnạp têng",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "ꪙꪚꪾꪹꪔꪸꪉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kòm-hěeng",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "word": "ข่มเหง"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pereslíduvaty",
      "sense": "to pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "переслі́дувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dosáždam",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "доса́ждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "word": "ahdistella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "riivata"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "word": "plagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "word": "belästigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "word": "drangsalieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "word": "haschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "kāḍu",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "word": "ಕಾಡು"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "word": "hawene"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dokučátʹ",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "докуча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nadojedátʹ",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "надоеда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "donimátʹ",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "донима́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dosaždátʹ",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "досажда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dostavátʹ",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "достава́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прого̀нити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прога́њати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "progòniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "progánjati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to harass with importunity",
      "word": "importunar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "persecute"
}

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