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persecutesverbpresent tense third-person singular of persecute to cause persistent suffering topeople who were persecuted simply for practicing their religious faith afflicts, agonizes, anguishes, bedevils, besets, besieges, curses, excruciates, harrows, plagues, racks, torments, tortures assails, attacksbadgers, dogs, hounds, pursues, ridesaggravates, agitates, annoys, bothers, bugs, chafes, distresses, disturbs, exasperates, galls, gets, grates, gripes, hagrides, harasses, harries, irks, irritates, molests, nettles, peeves, pesters, piques, puts out, rasps, riles, vexesdiscomforts, discomposes, disquiets, flusters, grieves, perturbs, strains, stresses, tries, troubles, upsets, worriescrushes, oppresses, overpowers, overwhelms, smites, strikes, tyrannizes, victimizeshurts, pains, pangs, pricks, smarts, stabs, stings, wringsmartyrs abets, aids, assists, helpsdelivers, releases, relieves, reprievescomforts, consoles, contents, quiets, solaces, soothes, succors to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable actsshe likes to persecute her sister with pointless, annoying questions at very inopportune times aggravates, annoys, bothers, bugs, burns (up), chafes, eats, exasperates, frosts, galls, gets, grates, gripes, hacks (off), irks, irritates, itches, narks(British), nettles, peeves, piques, puts out, rasps, riles, ruffles, spites, vexes hassles, hecklesnagsinflames(also enflames), provokes, rousesbadgers, baits, bullyrags(also ballyrags), devils, hagrides, harasses, harries, pesters, plagues, teasesangers, antagonizes, enrages, incenses, infuriates, maddens, rankles, roilsagitates, discomforts, discomposes, disquiets, distresses, exercises, freaks (out), frets, perturbs, undoes, unhinges, unsettles, upsets, worriesaffronts, insults, miffs, offends, outrages gets one's goat, gets on one's nerves, gets to, rubs the wrong way, sets one's teeth on edge, sticks in one's craw, wears on appeases, conciliates, mollifies, obliges, pacifies, placates, propitiatesdelights, gladdens, gratifies, pleases, satisfiesassures, cheers, comforts, consoles, contents, quiets, reassures, solaces, soothes |