Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to persecute
Participle: persecuted
Gerund: persecuting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | persecute |
| you | persecute |
| he;she;it | persecutes |
| we | persecute |
| you | persecute |
| they | persecute |
Perfect
| I | have persecuted |
| you | have persecuted |
| he;she;it | has persecuted |
| we | have persecuted |
| you | have persecuted |
| they | have persecuted |
Past
| I | persecuted |
| you | persecuted |
| he;she;it | persecuted |
| we | persecuted |
| you | persecuted |
| they | persecuted |
Pluperfect
| I | had persecuted |
| you | had persecuted |
| he;she;it | had persecuted |
| we | had persecuted |
| you | had persecuted |
| they | had persecuted |
Future
| I | will persecute |
| you | will persecute |
| he;she;it | will persecute |
| we | will persecute |
| you | will persecute |
| they | will persecute |
Future Perfect
| I | will have persecuted |
| you | will have persecuted |
| he;she;it | will have persecuted |
| we | will have persecuted |
| you | will have persecuted |
| they | will have persecuted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | persecute |
| you | persecute |
| he;she;it | persecute |
| we | persecute |
| you | persecute |
| they | persecute |
Perfect
| I | have persecuted |
| you | have persecuted |
| he;she;it | have persecuted |
| we | have persecuted |
| you | have persecuted |
| they | have persecuted |
Imperfect
| I | persecuted |
| you | persecuted |
| he;she;it | persecuted |
| we | persecuted |
| you | persecuted |
| they | persecuted |
Pluperfect
| I | had persecuted |
| you | had persecuted |
| he;she;it | had persecuted |
| we | had persecuted |
| you | had persecuted |
| they | had persecuted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would persecute |
| you | would persecute |
| he;she;it | would persecute |
| we | would persecute |
| you | would persecute |
| they | would persecute |
Perfect
| I | would have persecuted |
| you | would have persecuted |
| he;she;it | would have persecuted |
| we | would have persecuted |
| you | would have persecuted |
| they | would have persecuted |
Imperative
| you | persecute |
| we | Let's persecute |
| you | persecute |
Verbs conjugated like 'persecute'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'persecute'
prosecute,
consecute,
desecate,
execute,
perfect,
permeate,
permute,
perpetuate,
persevere,
personate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- oppress
- afflict, badger, harass, molest, vex, punish, torment, torture
- annoy
- bother, harass, harry, importune, pester, tease
Antonyms
- oppress
- liberate, disencumber, unburden, relieve
- annoy
- please, appease, gratify, soothe
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French persécuter, from Ecclesiastical Latin persecutor, from Latin persequor, persecutus (“follow up, pursue”), from per- (“through”) + sequor (“follow”) (English sequel). Compare prosecute. Cf. also pursue. See: Latin '
persequor'.
Verbs referencing "persecute"
Spanish
perseguir, Ido persekutar.
Sample Sentences
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If this persecuted race, with every discouragement and disadvantage, have done thus much, how much more they might do if the Christian church would act towards them in the spirit of her Lord !
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)