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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
persecute/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt/
▶verb
- 1 subject to prolonged hostility and ill-treatment.
- 2 persistently harass or annoy.
– derivatives
persecution noun,
persecutor noun,
persecutory adjective.
persecution noun,
persecutor noun,
persecutory adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. persecuter, from L. persecut-, persequi ‘follow with hostility’.
'persecution' also found in these Oxford entries:
Camisard
- displace
- dragonnade
- paranoia
- persecute
- persecution complex
- priest's hole
- refugee
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