persecuting

persecuting
index brutal, callous, illiberal, malignant

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  • persecute — UK [ˈpɜː(r)sɪˌkjuːt] / US [ˈpɜrsˌɪkjut] verb [transitive] Word forms persecute : present tense I/you/we/they persecute he/she/it persecutes present participle persecuting past tense persecuted past participle persecuted 1) to treat someone… …   English dictionary

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