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Meanings of persecute in English

Portuguese
acossar

Cause to suffer.

acossar
Synonyms
Examples for "oppress"
Examples for "oppress"
1
Others say that majorities will always abuse increased power to oppress minorities.
War by other means: an insider's account of the war on terror
2
Together we will dismantle systems, policy, and practices in health that oppress.
Pubmed
3
Never a colonial power, we did not oppress any Third World countries.
The Irish Times
4
Desolation is left in the city, and calamity shall oppress the gates.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
5
The mystery was beyond her fathoming: the darkness began to oppress her.
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
Usage of persecute in English
1
Government insiders say the decision to persecute Tymoshenko comes from Yanukovych personally.
The Guardian
2
Critics say Pakistan's stringent blasphemy laws are a licence to persecute minorities.
BBC
3
I do not persecute her in every way, nor in any way.
Don Orsino
4
I think you must be mad to persecute me in this way.
The Keeper of the Door
5
The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
6
And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
7
It would do no good; and I'm not going to persecute her.
Miss Mackenzie
8
God said love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
News.com.au
9
The Kremlin denies allegations that it uses the courts to persecute opponents.
The Guardian
10
The Kremlin denies their allegations that it uses courts to persecute opponents.
Reuters
11
Our way is to persecute genius living and to crown it dead.
The Silent Isle
12
And he knew still better how to persecute and ruin his foes.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2
13
So it did not scruple to persecute as well as to proselytise.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Mark
14
About this time Dudley began to persecute me with his odious attentions.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction
15
Nor should he, when the opportunity is at hand, persecute his foe.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
16
If there were not conveniences of sending, I should persecute you strangely.
The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-...
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Translations for persecute
Portuguese
acossar
Persecute through the time
Persecute across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common