persecute (v.)
- abuse
 - afflict
 - aggravate
 - aggrieve
 - annoy
 - badger
 - bait
 - bedevil
 - befoul
 - beset
 - bewitch
 - blight
 - bother
 - bristle
 - bug
 - bully
 - bullyrag
 - chivy
 - condemn
 - corrupt
 - crucify
 - curse
 - damage
 - defile
 - deprave
 - despoil
 - destroy
 - devil
 - disadvantage
 - discompose
 - distemper
 - distress
 - disturb
 - dog
 - doom
 - dragoon
 - envenom
 - exasperate
 - exercise
 - fret
 - get
 - gripe
 - harass
 - harm
 - harry
 - haunt
 - heckle
 - hector
 - hex
 - hound
 - hunt
 - hurt
 - ill-treat
 - impair
 - importune
 - infect
 - injure
 - irk
 - irritate
 - jinx
 - maltreat
 - martyr
 - menace
 - miff
 - mistreat
 - molest
 - nag
 - needle
 - nettle
 - oppress
 - outrage
 - peeve
 - pester
 - pique
 - plague
 - poison
 - pollute
 - pother
 - prejudice
 - provoke
 - punish
 - pursue
 - rack
 - ride
 - rile
 - roil
 - ruffle
 - savage
 - subjugate
 - suppress
 - taint
 - tease
 - threaten
 - torment
 - torture
 - trouble
 - tyrannize
 - vex
 - victimize
 - violate
 - worry
 - wound
 - wrong