English → Latin
“persecute” in Latin
cōnsectorto seek or pursue, chase; to hunt down or seek out (in order to destroy); to persecuteīnsectorto pursue, chase; to blame, rail at, inveigh against, speak ill of; to taunt, slandervexōto shake or jolt violently; to harass, annoy; to vex, trouble (strong term, involving violence)
The English word persecute itself goes back to Latin sequor, through persecutor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
persecute
consectari: insectari: vexare: To persecute the Christians, Christianam religionem insectari (after Eutropius 10, 16, extr.); populum Christianum vexare: to persecute those who have served the state well, bene de republica meritos viros consectari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for persecute?
- The usual Latin words for “persecute” are cōnsector, īnsector, vexō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.