Antonyms for persecute
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pur-si-kyoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut |
Definition of persecute
Origin :- mid-15c., "to oppress for the holding of a belief or opinion," from Middle French persécuter "pursue, torment, open legal action" (14c.), from Latin persecutus, past participle of persequi "to pursue" (see persecution). Related: Persecuted; persecuting.
- verb wrong, torment
- Pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- With your lying tongue you have changed her into a demon to persecute me!
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- If they have hated me they will hate you also; if they have persecuted me they will persecute you.'
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- They may beat me and persecute me, but I will never deny my God.
- Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
- Badges of honor; since to be persecuted is nobler than to persecute.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- Teach him that it is better to be persecuted than to persecute.
- Extract from : « Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading » by Various
- Was this the woman he had had the effrontery to persecute, to annoy?
- Extract from : « Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands » by Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson
- We have saved the human race, and you persecute us for doing it.'
- Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli
- The only question is: In whose hands is the power to persecute?
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- Soon the people began to persecute Ignatius and his companions.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of St. Ignatius » by Saint Ignatius Loyola
Synonyms for persecute
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