Console and Persecute

Console

Console verb - To ease the grief or distress of.

Persecute is an antonym for console.

Persecute

Persecute verb - To cause persistent suffering to.
Usage example: people who were persecuted simply for practicing their religious faith

Console is an antonym for persecute in topics: victimize, wrong.

Common collocations

man console man persecute man
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