persecute

«persecute» in Mova's school dictionary: to treat them cruelly and unfairly for a long time… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (persecute, persecutes, persecuted, persecuting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To persecute people is to treat them cruelly and unfairly for a long time, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who they are. tree →

2) To persecute someone can also mean to keep annoying or bothering them. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and religious education, the early Christians were persecuted by Roman rulers, and many groups (such as Jews) have been persecuted through history; this tells the reader about injustice and suffering. In the Bible, Saul persecuted Christians before he became the apostle Paul. In ethics lessons pupils learn that persecution is wrong. Phrases: "persecuted for their faith", "flee persecution", "persecute minorities".

examples

• Many families fled their country because they were persecuted for their religion. tree →
• (Bible) Before he became Paul, Saul persecuted the followers of Jesus. tree →
• The early Christians were persecuted by Roman emperors. tree →
• People should never be persecuted for the colour of their skin. tree →
• Refugees often escape from being persecuted. tree →
• The bullies persecuted him with nasty messages for weeks. tree →
• Nevertheless, he does not cease to persecute me and to kill my subjects. tree →

note

Noun: persecution; a person who persecutes is a persecutor. Do not confuse with "prosecute", which means to accuse someone in a court of law: the police and lawyers prosecute criminals, but cruel rulers persecute innocent people.

In the corpora

• Jesus said, «Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you».
• And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, that persecuted thee.
• My times are in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
• For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten; and they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded.
• When wilt Thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «persecute» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.