Word: persecuted
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: per
se
cu
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of persecute; cause to suffer
Morphemes:
Affix: persecute
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
Meaning: through
Affix: sequor
Language: la
Decoded: sequor
Meaning: follow
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.