persecute

persecute verb abuse, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, annoy, assail, attack, badger, be intolerant, be malevolent, be malicious, be offensive, be ruthless, bedevil, beset, bother, browbeat, bully, carp at, chevy, crucify, damage, distress, do an injustice to, do harm, do mischief, do violence, do wrong to, dragoon, endamage, enrage, harass, ill treat, ill use, inflict evil, injure, maltreat, manhandle, misemploy, mistreat, misuse, offend, oppress, outrage, overburden, overtax, overwork, plague, provoke, refuse to tolerate, scathe, scourge, show no mercy, show no pity, torment, treat poorly, trouble, use dispiteously, vexare, victimize, wrong

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See also: abuse, badger, bait, brutalize, endanger, exploit, goad, harass, harrow, harry, hector, irritate, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat, pique, plague, press, provoke, violate