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
Nadia (1)	NAD-yə (English), NAHD-yə (English)	French, English, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Cate	KAYT	English (Rare)
Arezoo	-	Persian
Effie (1)	EF-ee	English (Archaic)
Almeric	[æl'merik]
Eysteinn	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic