Definitions for persecutes

persecutes per·se·cute

Spelling: [pur-si-kyoot]
IPA: /ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut/

Persecutes is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 448 anagrams from letters in persecutes (ceeeprsstu).

Definitions for persecutes

verb (used with object)

  1. to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  2. to annoy or trouble persistently.

Origin of persecutes

1400-50; late Middle English; back formation from persecutour persecutor ≪ Late Latin persecūtor orig. prosecutor, equivalent to persecū-, variant stem of persequī to prosecute, pursue closel

Examples for persecutes

If they have hated me they will hate you also; if they have persecuted me they will persecute you.'

Pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

Yet one of the things it has oppressed is the desire of local majorities to persecute local minorities.

With your lying tongue you have changed her into a demon to persecute me!

Badges of honor; since to be persecuted is nobler than to persecute.

Putin would use such a treaty to persecute innocent Russians who have escaped his grasp by fleeing the country.

They may beat me and persecute me, but I will never deny my God.

But, then, lacking a solid core, projectors like Gingrich secretly lust after the identities of the people they persecute.

We are also keenly aware of the fact that states routinely use a wide range of charges to persecute the press.

Not because I think that Obama called Doug Shulman into his office to tell him to persecute the Tea Party.

Word Value for persecutes
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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