Persecute and Suppress

Persecute

Persecute verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

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

Suppress

Suppress verb - To keep from being publicly known.

Persecute and suppress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Persecute" instead a verb "Suppress".

Common collocations

magic persecute magic suppress magic
anyone persecute anyone suppress anyone
everyone persecute everyone suppress everyone
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