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
Chico	SHEE-koo	Portuguese
Logan	['ləugən]
Hanaa	-	Arabic
Joan (2)	joo-AHN (Catalan), zhoo-AHN (Catalan)	Catalan, Occitan
Cal	KAL	English
Miracle	MIR-ə-kəl	English (Modern)