persecute
/pɜrsə,kjut/
verb
9 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
VERB
1
Cause to suffer.
“Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries”
WORD FORMS
Related formpersecution
Related formpersecutor
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinersecutepay
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablesper · se · cute
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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