persecute persea borbonia • persecutee · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · persecute · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) cause to suffer. Synonyms: oppress. Example: "Jews were persecuted in the former soviet union." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · oppress · · Synonym 1 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075