persecute for

persecute someone for something

to harass or repress someone for something. They were persecuting the native people for being underdeveloped. They were persecuted for being simple and unsuspecting.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ernestas	-	Lithuanian
Eliora	-	Hebrew
Vanna (1)	-	Italian
Kyriakos	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Eluf	-	Danish
Karan	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi