persecute - prosecute — ◊ persecute To persecute someone means to continually treat them badly and make them suffer, for example because of their political or religious beliefs. Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted. They claim that nobody is persecuted for… … Useful english dictionary
prosecute — See persecute. See persecute, prosecute … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
persecute — See persecute, prosecute … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Persecute — Per se*cute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persecuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persecuting}.] [F. pers[ e]cueter, L. persequi, persecutus, to pursue, prosecute; per + sequi to follow, pursue. See {Per }, and {Second}.] 1. To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
persecute — verb a) 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 ones race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode … Wiktionary
persecute — persecutingly, adv. persecutive, adj. persecutiveness, n. persecutor, n. persecutory /perr si kyooh teuh ree, kyeuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /perr si kyooht /, v.t., persecuted, persecuting. 1. to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, esp … Universalium
prosecute — verb a) To start civil or criminal proceedings against. b) To charge, try. See Also: nolle prosequi, persecute, prosecution … Wiktionary
persecute — per•se•cute [[t]ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut[/t]] v. t. cut•ed, cut•ing 1) to subject to harassing or cruel treatment, as because of religion, race, or beliefs; oppress 2) to annoy or trouble persistently • Etymology: 1400–50; back formation from persecutour… … From formal English to slang
sequence — [14] Sequence is at the centre of a large family of English words that go back ultimately to Latin sequī ‘follow’ (others include consecutive [17], consequence [14], ensue, obsequious [15], persecute [15], prosecute, pursue, second, sect,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sue — [13] Sue, like its close relative pursue, originally meant ‘follow’ (‘My wickednesses ever follow me, as men may see the shadow a body sue’, Thomas Hoccleve, Complaint 1421). It comes via Anglo Norman suer from Vulgar Latin *sequere ‘follow’, an… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
