| VERB | social | persecute, oppress | cause to suffer |
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| Sounds | per'sahkyuw.t | |
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| Rhymes | absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt... | |
| Meaning | Cause to suffer. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" | |
| Synonym | oppress | |
| Narrower | purge | oust politically |
| Broader | torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate | treat cruelly |
| Nouns | persecution | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
| persecutor | someone who torments | |
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