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Stage 1 of 2
persequi
Latin · ancient
"to pursue with hostility"
to follow through, to pursue with hostility, from per- (through) and sequi (to follow)
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Stage 2 of 2
persecute
English · 1400s
"to subject someone to hostile and unfair treatment"
settled as the English word for subjecting someone to hostile treatment
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