persecute

tr.v., -cut·ed, -cut·ing, -cutes.

1. To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs.
2. To annoy persistently; bother.

[Middle English, from Old French persecuter, back-formation from persecuteur, persecutor, from Late Latin persecūtor, from persecūtus, past participle of persequī, to persecute, from Latin, to pursue : per-, per- + sequī, to follow.]

persecutee per'se·cu·tee' (-kyū-tē') n.
persecutive per'se·cu'tive or per'se·cu·to'ry (-kyʊ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, -kyū'tə-rē) adj.
persecutor per'se·cu'tor n.

verb

To do a wrong to; treat unjustly: aggrieve, oppress, outrage, wrong. See right/wrong.

v

Definition: wrong, torment
Antonyms: comfort, commend, console, reward, soothe

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cause to suffer
  Synonyms: oppress, harass

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forfølge, plage

Nederlands (Dutch)
vervolgen, lastigvallen

Français (French)
v. tr. - persécuter

Deutsch (German)
v. - verfolgen, plagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταδιώκω, διώκω, έχω ή θέτω υπό διωγμό, κατατρέχω (κν. δεν αφήνω σε χλωρό κλαρί)

Italiano (Italian)
perseguitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perseguir

Русский (Russian)
преследовать, досаждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - perseguir, acosar, atormentar, agobiar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förfölja, ansätta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
迫害, 残害, 困扰, 为难

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 迫害, 殘害, 困擾, 為難

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (특히 이교도 따위를) 박해하다, 괴롭히다, 추근추근 졸라대다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 迫害する, うるさく悩ませる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضطهد, يظلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮רדף, הציק, עינה‬

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