persecute

persecute is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
3. verb. cause to suffer

   "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

   Synonyms: oppress

Synonyms

oppress

Common word forms

persecuted, persecutes, persecuting

Words from these letters

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