English-Thai Dictionary

persecute

VT ก่อกวน (ทาง เชื้อชาติ  ศาสนา  การเมือง  พวก รักร่วมเพศ  กลั่นแกล้ง  ก่อกวน  ตาม รังควาน  spite victimize kor-kuan

 

persecute

VT จับ มา ลงโทษ  oppress torment jab-ma-long-tod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERSECUTE

v.t.[L. persequor; per and sequor, to pursue. See Seek and Essay. ] 1. In a general sense, to pursue in a manner to injure, vex or afflict; to harass with unjust punishment or penalties for supposed offenses; to inflict pain from hatred or malignity.
2. Appropriately, to afflict, harass, or destroy for adherence to a particular creed or system of religious principles, or to a mode of worship. Thus Nero persecuted the Christians by crucifying some, burning others, and condemning others to be worried by dogs. See Acts 22:4.
3. To harass with solicitations or importunity.

 

PERSECUTED

pp. Harassed by troubles or punishments unjustly inflicted, particularly for religious opinions.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERSECUTE

Per "se *cute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Persecuted; p. pr. & vb. n.Persecuting. ] Etym: [F. persécueter, L. persequi, persecutus, to pursue, prosecute; per + sequi to follow, pursue. See Per-, and Second. ]

 

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 adherence to a particular religious creed or mode of worship. Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Matt. v. 44.

 

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

 

Syn. -- To oppress; harass; distress; worry; annoy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

persecute

per se cute |ˈpərsəˌkyo͞ot ˈpərsəˌkjut | ▶verb [ with obj. ] subject (someone ) to hostility and ill-treatment, esp. because of their race or political or religious beliefs: his followers were persecuted by the authorities. • harass or annoy (someone ) persistently: Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls. DERIVATIVES per se cu tor |-ˌkyo͞otər |noun, per se cu to ry |-kyo͝oˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- ‘followed with hostility, ’ from the verb persequi, from per- ‘through, utterly ’ + sequi ‘follow, pursue. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

persecute

per |se ¦cute |ˈpəːsɪkjuːt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] subject (someone ) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs: his followers were persecuted by the authorities. • harass or annoy (someone ) persistently: Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls. DERIVATIVES persecutor noun, persecutory adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- ‘followed with hostility ’, from the verb persequi, from per- ‘through, utterly ’ + sequi ‘follow, pursue ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

persecute

persecute verb 1 they were persecuted for their religious beliefs: oppress, abuse, victimize, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, tyrannize, torment, torture; martyr. 2 she was persecuted by the press: harass, hound, plague, badger, harry, intimidate, pick on, pester, bother, devil, bully, victimize, terrorize; informal hassle, give someone a hard time, get on someone's case.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

persecute

persecute verb 1 no one should be persecuted for their religious beliefs: oppress, abuse, victimize, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, discriminate against, punish, inflict pain /suffering on, tyrannize, afflict, torment, torture, martyr. 2 she complained of being persecuted by the press: harass, hound, plague, badger, harry, bait, intimidate, pick on, trouble, molest, tease, pester, bother, worry, annoy, bedevil, bully, victimize, terrorize; N. Amer. devil; informal hassle, give someone a hard time, get on someone's back, make it /things hot for someone, get /stick the knife into; Austral. informal heavy; US black slang vamp on.

 

French Dictionary

persécuter

persécuter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Martyriser, tourmenter. : Les premiers chrétiens ont été persécutés par les Romains. 2 Harceler, importuner. : Le chef d ’orchestre a-t-il vraiment persécuté certains musiciens? aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

persecute

per se cute /pə́ː r sɪkjùːt / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖per (完全に )secute (追いかける )〗動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -cuting 他動詞 〖しばしばbe ～ed 〗1 (宗教 政治 主義の相違などから長期にわたり ) «…という理由で » 〈人が 〉虐待を受ける , 迫害される (oppress ), しいたげられる «for » ; 〈人 動物が 〉いじめられる ▸ the persecuted race 被迫害民族 ▸ He has been persecuted for his religious belief .彼は宗教上の理由で迫害されてきた 2 «…で » 〈人 〉をうるさく悩ます , しつこく迫る «with , by » ▸ persecute A with questions Aを質問攻めで悩ます