different between persecute vs mistreat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French persécuter, from Ecclesiastical Latin persecutor, from Latin persequor, persecutus (“follow up, pursue”), from per- (“through”) +? sequor (“follow”) (English sequel). Compare prosecute. Cf. also pursue.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?s?kjut/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??s?kju?t/

Verb

persecute (third-person singular simple present persecutes, present participle persecuting, simple past and past participle persecuted)

1. 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.
2. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• oppress, harass, distress, worry, annoy

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References

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /per.se?ku?.te/, [p?rs???ku?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /per.se?ku.te/, [p?rs??ku?t??]

Participle

persec?te

1. vocative masculine singular of persec?tus

English

Etymology

mis- +? treat

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?t

Verb

mistreat (third-person singular simple present mistreats, present participle mistreating, simple past and past participle mistreated)

1. (transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

Translations

See also

• maltreat

Anagrams

• martites, mitrates, teratism