Synonyms for Persecute:

v.
• abuse
- bad mouth
- banged up
- banging up
- bangs up
- be littles
- be rate
- be rated
- be rates
- be rating
- be-little
- be-littles
- be-rate
- be-rated
- be-rates
- be-rating
- blew off
- blowing off
- blows off
- bunging up
- bungs up
- cussed out
- cusses out
- cussing out
- cut quick
- cut the quick
- cut to quick
- cuts quick
- cuts the quick
- cuts to quick
- cuts to the quick
- cutting quick
- cutting the quick
- cutting to quick
- cutting to the quick
- de cried
- de cries
- de cry
- de crying
- de fame
- de famed
- de fames
- de faming
- de file
- de filed
- de files
- de filing
- de-cried
- de-cries
- de-cry
- de-crying
- de-fame
- de-famed
- de-fames
- de-faming
- de-file
- de-filed
- de-files
- de-filing
- did a number on
- did number on
- didst a number on
- didst number on
- dis counted
- dis counting
- dis counts
- dis-counted
- dis-counting
- dis-counts
- does a number on
- does number on
- doest a number on
- doest number on
- doeth a number on
- doeth number on
- doing a number on
- doing number on
- dost a number on
- dost number on
- doth a number on
- doth number on
- dumping on
- dumps on
- gave a black eye
- gave black eye
- gives a black eye
- gives black eye
- giving a black eye
- giving black eye
- hurled brickbat
- hurling brickbat
- hurls brickbat
- ill treat
- mis handle
- mis handled
- mis handles
- mis handling
- mis treat
- mis treated
- mis treating
- mis treats
- mis used
- mis using
- mis-handle
- mis-handled
- mis-handles
- mis-handling
- mis-treat
- mis-treated
- mis-treating
- mis-treats
- mis-used
- mis-using
- picks on
- ragged on
- ragging on
- rags on
- re vile
- re-vile
- ripped up
- ripping up
- rips up
- roughhoused
- slinging mud
- slings mud
- slung mud
- sware at
- swearing at
- swears at
- swore at
- tare apart
- tears apart
- up braid
- up braided
- up braids
- up-braid
- up-braided
- up-braiding
- up-braids
- zinged
• beleaguer
- be devil
- be deviled
- be deviling
- be devilled
- be devilling
- be devils
- be leaguer
- be leaguered
- be leaguering
- be leaguers
- be sets
- be setting
- be-devil
- be-deviled
- be-deviling
- be-devilled
- be-devilling
- be-devils
- be-leaguer
- be-leaguered
- be-leaguering
- be-leaguers
- be-set
- be-sets
- be-setting
- put up on
- puts up on
- puts upon
- putting up on
- putting upon
- set up on
- sets up on
- setting up on
- setting upon
• bully
- Over-bearing
- buffaloing
- co wed
- co wing
- co-wed
- co-wing
- despotized
- despotizes
- despotizing
- leaned on
- leans on
- leant on
- over bear
- over bearing
- over bears
- over bore
- over born
- over borne
- over-bears
- over-bore
- over-born
- over-borne
- overbore
- overborn
- rid roughshod
- rides roughshod
- riding roughshod
- rode roughshod
- showboated
- turn heat
- turn on heat
- turn the heat
- turned heat
- turned on heat
- turned on the heat
- turned the heat
- turning heat
- turning on heat
- turning on the heat
- turning the heat
- turns heat
- turns on heat
- turns on the heat
- turns the heat
- walked heavy
- walking heavy
- walks heavy
• crucify
- ex cruciate
- ex-cruciate
• follow
- bring rear
- bring the rear
- bring up rear
- bringing rear
- bringing the rear
- brings rear
- brings the rear
- brings up rear
- brings up the rear
- brought rear
- brought the rear
- brought up rear
- dogged footsteps of
- dogged the footsteps of
- dogging footsteps of
- dogging the footsteps of
- dogs footsteps of
- dogs the footsteps of
- gave chase
- gives chase
- giving chase
- ontoed
- ontoes
- ontoing
- put tail on
- puts a tail on
- puts tail on
- putting a tail on
- putting tail on
- ran after
- runs after
- schlepped along
- schlepping along
- schlepps along
- sticked to
- sticking to
- strung along
- tagged after
- tagged along
- tagging after
- tagging along
- tags after
- tags along
- takes out after
- taking out after
- took out after
- went after
• grind
- holds down
• harass
- de spoil
- de spoiled
- de spoiling
- de spoils
- de-spoil
- de-spoiled
- de-spoiling
- de-spoils
- dis tress
- dis tressed
- dis tresses
- dis-tress
- dis-tressed
- dis-tresses
- ex asperate
- ex asperates
- ex asperating
- ex-asperate
- ex-asperated
- ex-asperates
- ex-asperating
- gat to
- gave a bad time
- gave a hard time
- gave bad time
- gave hard time
- give bad time
- give hard time
- gives a bad time
- gives a hard time
- gives bad time
- gives hard time
- giving a bad time
- giving a hard time
- giving bad time
- giving hard time
- gotten to
- jerking around
- jerks around
- noodged
- noodging
- rattle cage
- rattle one cage
- rattle ones cage
- rattled cage
- rattled one cage
- rattled one's cage
- rattled ones cage
- rattles cage
- rattles one cage
- rattles one's cage
- rattles ones cage
- rattling cage
- rattling one cage
- rattling one's cage
- rattling ones cage
- works on
- wrought on
• harry
- chivies
- de predate
- de predated
- de predates
- de predating
- de-predate
- de-predated
- de-predates
- de-predating
- up sets
- up setting
- up-set
- up-sets
- up-setting
• hound
- am at
- am back
- am case
- am on back
- am on case
- am on one back
- am on one case
- am on one tail
- am on one's back
- am on one's case
- am on one's tail
- am on ones back
- am on ones case
- am on ones tail
- am on tail
- am one back
- am one case
- am one tail
- am one's back
- am one's case
- am one's tail
- am ones back
- am ones case
- am ones tail
- am tail
- are at
- are back
- are case
- are on back
- are on case
- are on one back
- are on one case
- are on one tail
- are on one's back
- are on one's case
- are on one's tail
- are on ones back
- are on ones case
- are on ones tail
- are on tail
- are one back
- are one case
- are one tail
- are one's back
- are one's case
- are one's tail
- are ones back
- are ones case
- are ones tail
- are tail
- art at
- art back
- art case
- art one tail
- art one's back
- art one's case
- art one's tail
- art ones back
- art ones case
- art ones tail
- art tail
- be back
- be case
- be on back
- be on case
- be on one back
- be on one case
- be on one tail
- be on ones back
- be on ones case
- be on ones tail
- be on tail
- be one back
- be one case
- be one tail
- be one's back
- be one's case
- be one's tail
- be ones back
- be ones case
- be ones tail
- be tail
- beat bushes
- being at
- being back
- being case
- being on back
- being on case
- being on one back
- being on one case
- being on one tail
- being on one's back
- being on one's case
- being on one's tail
- being on ones back
- being on ones case
- being on ones tail
- being on tail
- being one back
- being one case
- being one tail
- being one's back
- being one's case
- being one's tail
- being ones back
- being ones case
- being ones tail
- being tail
- birddog
- hunted down
- hunting down
- hunts down
- is at
- is back
- is case
- is on back
- is on case
- is on one back
- is on one case
- is on one tail
- is on one's back
- is on one's case
- is on one's tail
- is on ones back
- is on ones case
- is on ones tail
- is on tail
- is one back
- is one case
- is one tail
- is one's back
- is one's case
- is one's tail
- is ones back
- is ones case
- is ones tail
- is tail
- leaved no stone unturned
- leaves no stone unturned
- leaving no stone unturned
- left no stone unturned
- scratched around
- scratches around
- scratching around
- searched high heaven
- searches high heaven
- searching high heaven
- turning upside down
- turns inside out
- turns upside down
- was at
- was back
- was case
- was on back
- was on case
- was on one back
- was on one case
- was on one tail
- was on one's back
- was on one's case
- was on one's tail
- was on ones back
- was on ones case
- was on ones tail
- was on tail
- was one back
- was one case
- was one tail
- was one's back
- was one's case
- was one's tail
- was ones back
- was ones case
- was ones tail
- was tail
- wast at
- wast back
- wast case
- wast on back
- wast on case
- wast on one back
- wast on one case
- wast on one tail
- wast on one's back
- wast on one's case
- wast on one's tail
- wast on ones back
- wast on ones case
- wast on ones tail
- wast on tail
- wast one back
- wast one case
- wast one tail
- wast one's back
- wast one's case
- wast one's tail
- wast ones back
- wast ones case
- wast ones tail
- wast tail
- were at
- were back
- were case
- were on back
- were on case
- were on one back
- were on one case
- were on one tail
- were on one's back
- were on one's case
- were on one's tail
- were on ones back
- were on ones case
- were on ones tail
- were on tail
- were one back
- were one case
- were one tail
- were one's back
- were one's case
- were one's tail
- were ones back
- were ones case
- were ones tail
- were tail
- wert at
- wert back
- wert case
- wert on back
- wert on case
- wert on one back
- wert on one case
- wert on one tail
- wert on one's back
- wert on one's case
- wert on one's tail
- wert on ones back
- wert on ones case
- wert on ones tail
- wert on tail
- wert one back
- wert one case
- wert one tail
- wert one's back
- wert one's case
- wert one's tail
- wert ones back
- wert ones case
- wert ones tail
- wert tail
- yapped at
- yapping at
- yaps at
• molest
- dis commode
- dis commodes
- dis compose
- dis composed
- dis composes
- dis composing
- dis quiet
- dis quieted
- dis quieting
- dis quiets
- dis-commode
- dis-commodes
- dis-compose
- dis-composed
- dis-composes
- dis-composing
- dis-quiet
- dis-quieted
- dis-quieting
- dis-quiets
• nail to a cross
- burn at stake
- burn stake
- burn the stake
- burned at stake
- burned at the stake
- burned stake
- burned the stake
- burning at stake
- burning stake
- burning the stake
- burns at stake
- burns at the stake
- burns stake
- burns the stake
- burnt at stake
- burnt at the stake
- burnt stake
- burnt the stake
- excrutiated
- excrutiates
- excrutiating
- nail a cross
- nail cross
- put death
- put on rack
- put rack
- put the rack
- puts death
- puts on rack
- puts on the rack
- puts rack
- puts the rack
- puts to death
- putting death
- putting on rack
- putting on the rack
- putting rack
- putting the rack
• punish
- Keelhaul
- agonize
- anguish
- avenge
- burden
- castigate
- chasten
- chastise
- confine
- correct
- discipline
- execute
- fine
- imprison
- incarcerate
- judge
- lambaste
- penalize
- pillory
- reprise
- sentence
- try
• social
- persecute
Other synonyms:

•

exploit

•

buffet

•

take out
use

Other relevant words:

• beleaguer

• follow

• needle

bait

• tyrannize

Tyrannized

• victimize

• worry

• wrong

• Other relevant words (adjective):

behaviour

• Other relevant words (noun):

action

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

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Independent
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  follow.
- Verb, base form
  follow, haunt.
Other Related
- Verb, base form
  harass, prosecute, pursue.

What are the hypernyms for Persecute?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

hypernyms for persecute (as verbs)
- social
  purge.

What are the hyponyms for Persecute?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for persecute (as verbs)
- social
  torment, frustrate, dun, rag, bedevil, crucify.

What are the opposite words for persecute?

Persecute is a term that implies oppression, harassment, and ill treatment of an individual. Its antonyms are words that connote the opposite meaning of persecute, such as assist, protect, cherish, support, aid, and help. These terms indicate acts of care, aid, and support towards someone rather than acts of hate and cruelty. For example, the word assist tells about an act of helping someone. Similarly, protect denotes shielding someone against harm or danger. Cherish implies loving someone, and support indicates the act of standing by someone's side during hardships. These antonyms provide a range of options to use positive terms instead of negative ones to express our sentiments.

What are the antonyms for Persecute?

v.
• noun
- Panegyrize
- abet
- aid
- applaud
- assist
- assure
- benefit
- care for
- cheer
- cherish
- comfort
- conserve
- consider
- console
- content
- delight
- deliver
- eulogize
- extol
- favor
- gladden
- gratify
- help
- laud
- oblige
- please
- praise
- protect
- quiet
- reassure
- regard
- release
- relieve
- reprieve
- respect
- satisfy
- shield
- solace
- soothe
- succor
- sustain
- tend
- uphold
- vindicate
• wrong, torment
- commend
- ignore
- let go
- make happy
- neglect
- reward
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Usage examples for Persecute

It is to be hoped Mrs. Packard will make immediate application for a divorce, and thereby relieve herself of a repetition of the wrongs and outrages she has suffered by him who for the past four years has only used the marriage relation to persecute and torment her in a merciless and unfeeling manner.

"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"

Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard

For "as they have persecuted me, they will persecute you also."

"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"

Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard

I never can make the slightest allowance for persecutors on the ground that "they thought it right to persecute."

"Lady-John-Russell"

MacCarthy, Desmond

Famous quotes with Persecute

What are you? What am I? Those are the questions that constantly persecute and torment me and perhaps also play some part in my art.

Max Beckmann
As long as you persecute people, you will actually throw up terrorism.

Antonia Fraser
Any body of men who believe in hell will persecute whenever they have the power.

Joseph McCabe
Many countries persecute their own citizens and intern them in prisons or concentration camps. Oppression is becoming more and more a part of the systems.

Alva Myrdal
It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger.

Gertrude Stein

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