English-Spanish translations for persecute

• perseguir
  No podemos perseguir a nuestros propios ciudadanos. We cannot persecute our own citizens.
  Podemos luchar por nuestras ideas, pero no tenemos derecho a difamar a nadie, perseguirlo o meterlo en la cárcel. We can fight for our ideas, but we do not have the right to slander anyone, persecute them or throw them into jail.

Definition of persecute

• 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 one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship
• To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy

Examples

• He who persecutes one will persecute all

Related words

• persecution
• persecutory
• persecuted
• persecutor
• persecutrix
• persecutory delusion
• persecution of Christians
• persecution complex
• persecution mania