persecuting

/P ER1 S IH0 K Y UW0 T IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 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.

    He who persecutes one will persecute all.

  2. 2

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

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