persecutes

verb

USPUR-suh-kyoots/ˈpɝsəkjuts/UKPUR-si-kyoots/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːts/

1 meaning of persecutes

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verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative of persecute.
Human rights groups say the regime persecutes religious minorities and jails their leaders.
The report warns that the region still persecutes wolves as pests rather than protecting them.

persecutes is a form of persecute

persecute, verb: To pursue someone in order to harm them or treat them cruelly, especially because of their race, sexual identity or beliefs. Full entry

Forms: persecutepersecutes he/she/itpersecuting -ing formpersecuted past tense, past participle
Spelling: persecute → persecutes: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /s/.

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