persecutes is a form of:

Persecute



verb — past tense: persecuted ; past participle: persecuted ; present participle: persecuting ;
1.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ធ្វើទុក្ខបុកម្នេញ
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: persecuted ; past participle: persecuted ; present participle: persecuting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to a particular religious creed or mode of worship.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.