Malign and Persecute

Malign

Malign verb - To make untrue and harmful statements about.

Persecute and malign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Persecute" instead a verb "Malign".

Persecute

Persecute verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Malign and persecute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malign" instead a verb "Persecute".

Common collocations

humans malign humans persecute humans
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