Толковый словарь английского языка - persecute
Persecute
persecute
transitive verb (-cuted; -cuting) see: sue Date: 15th century to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict, to annoy with persistent or urgent approaches (as attacks, pleas, or importunities) ; pester , see: wrong ~e noun persecutive adjective persecutor noun persecutory adjective
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v.tr. 1 subject (a person etc.) to hostility or ill-treatment, esp. on the grounds of political or religious belief. 2 harass; worry. 3 (often foll. by with) bombard (a person) with questions etc. Derivatives persecutor n. persecutory adj. Etymology: ME f. OF persecuter back-form. f. persecuteur persecutor f. LL persecutor f. L persequi (as PER-, sequi secut- follow, pursue) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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