different between persecute vs persue
persecute
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)
- 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.
- To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- oppress, harass, distress, worry, annoy
Related terms
Translations
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
- vocative masculine singular of persec?tus
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persue
English
Verb
persue (third-person singular simple present persues, present participle persuing, simple past and past participle persued)
- Obsolete form of pursue.
Anagrams
- peruse, purees, purées, rupees
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