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persecute

/ˈpəːsɪkjuːt/ /ˈpɝsəkjut/

Meanings
verb

Perseguir, atormentar

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 one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.

Examples :

"He who persecutes one will persecute all."
Quien persigue a uno, perseguirá a todos.
religion politics society law history human action state government suffering war moral inhuman

Related Words

Illustration solicitations

solicitations noun

/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃənz/

Solicitudes, peticiones

"The teacher asked the students to ignore any solicitations for money from outside organizations that were not approved by the school. "

El profesor pidió a los estudiantes que ignoraran cualquier solicitud de dinero de organizaciones externas que no estuvieran aprobadas por la escuela.

Illustration persecutes

persecutes verb

/ˈpɜːrsɪˌkjuːts/ /ˈpɜːrsɪˌkjuːts/

Persigue, hostiga

"He who persecutes one will persecute all."

Quien persigue a uno, perseguirá a todos.

Illustration persistent

persistent adjective

/pəˈsɪstənt/ /pɚˈsɪstənt/

Persistente, tenaz

"She has had a persistent cough for weeks."

Ella ha tenido una tos persistente durante semanas.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration particular

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

Detalle, punto

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

El profesor señaló un detalle particular del problema de matemáticas que varios estudiantes no entendieron.

Illustration constantly

constantly adverb

/ˈkɒnstəntli/

Constantemente, fielmente, con constancia

"My brother constantly helps his younger sister with her homework, demonstrating his steadfast loyalty and support. "

Mi hermano ayuda constantemente a su hermana menor con su tarea, demostrando su lealtad y apoyo constantes.

Illustration afflict

afflict verb

/əˈflɪkt/

Afligir, causar dolor

"The illness afflicted her with severe headaches for weeks. "

La enfermedad la afligió con fuertes dolores de cabeza durante semanas.

Illustration neighbor

neighbor noun

/ˈneɪbər/

Vecino, vecina

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

Mi vecino tiene dos gatos ruidosos.

Illustration identity

identity noun

/aɪˈdɛntəti/

Identidad, igualdad

"The twins share a striking identity; they look exactly alike. "

Los gemelos comparten una identidad sorprendente; se parecen exactamente.

Illustration importunity

importunity noun

/ɪmpɔːˈtjuːnɪti/ /ˌɪmpɔɹˈtuːnɪti/

Importunidad, insistencia

"The child's importunity for a new toy finally wore down his parents, and they reluctantly agreed to buy it. "

La importunidad del niño por un juguete nuevo finalmente agotó a sus padres, y a regañadientes accedieron a comprarlo.

Illustration adherence

adherence noun

/ədˈhɪərəns/ /ædˈhɪrəns/

Adherencia, unión

"The adherence of the sticky notes to the whiteboard was impressive. "

La adherencia de las notas adhesivas a la pizarra fue impresionante.

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

Religioso, religiosa

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

Los religiosos dedicaban gran parte de su tiempo a la oración y la meditación.