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Meaning of "persecutive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERSECUTIVE

persecutive  [ˈpɜːsɪˌkjuːtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERSECUTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Persecutive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERSECUTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of persecutive in the English dictionary

The definition of persecutive in the dictionary is of or relating to persecution.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERSECUTIVE


abortive
əˈbɔːtɪv
absolutive
ˈæbsəˌljuːtɪv
accretive
əˈkriːtɪv
assertive
əˈsɜːtɪv
completive
kəmˈpliːtɪv
constitutive
ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv
dilutive
daɪˈluːtɪv
dissolutive
ˌdɪsəˈljuːtɪv
distortive
dɪsˈtɔːtɪv
exertive
ɪɡˈzɜːtɪv
expletive
ɪkˈspliːtɪv
fruitive
ˈfruːtɪv
furtive
ˈfɜːtɪv
institutive
ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːtɪv
obvolutive
ˈɒbvəˌluːtɪv
pollutive
pəˈluːtɪv
restitutive
ˈrɛstɪˌtjuːtɪv
sportive
ˈspɔːtɪv
substitutive
ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːtɪv
supportive
səˈpɔːtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERSECUTIVE

perse
persecute
persecuted
persecutee
persecution
persecution complex
persecutor
persecutory
Persei
Perseid
perseity
Persephone
Persepolis
Perseus
perseverance
perseverant
perseverate
perseveration
perseverative
perseverator

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERSECUTIVE

account executive
active
attributive
chief executive
consecutive
contributive
diminutive
distributive
evolutive
executive
Health and Safety Executive
inconsecutive
junior executive
nonconsecutive
nonexecutive
Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive
redistributive
resolutive
retributive
sales executive
senior executive

Synonyms and antonyms of persecutive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «persecutive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERSECUTIVE

Find out the translation of persecutive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of persecutive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «persecutive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

persecutive
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

persecutive
570 millions of speakers

English

persecutive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

persecutive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

persecutive
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

persecutive
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

persecutive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

persecutive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

persécuteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berturut-turut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

persecutive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

persecutive
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

persecutive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terus-terusan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

persecutive
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

persecutive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छळ करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

persekütif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

persecutive
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

persecutive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

persecutive
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

persecutive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

persecutive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

persecutive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

persecutive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

persecutive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of persecutive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERSECUTIVE»

The term «persecutive» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.371 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERSECUTIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «persecutive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «persecutive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about persecutive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERSECUTIVE»

Discover the use of persecutive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to persecutive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Movement and institution
of the reality principle, because the aggression met with is real. In this way the true aggressor finds an objective justification for his persecutive anxieties in the reaction of the other. A good part of the history of man and his wars most probably ...
‎1984
2
Legalism: Law, Morals, and Political Trials
If, as this view implies, the function of the Court is not to restrain Congress, but only to legitimize its acts by providing rationalizations which allow them to be fitted into the Constitution, there is no reason to suppose that any persecutive measure ...
Judith N. Shklar, 1964
3
History of Intolerance; With Observations on the ...
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
Thomas Clarke, 2010
4
Cartesian Nightmare: An Introduction to Transcendental Sophistry
We find here an opposition between benevolent and persecutive criticism. In order to dismiss possible misunderstandings let us note that these terms refer to the attitude towards the text criticized, and not towards its author. Hence the point is ...
Jerzy Brzeziński, Peter A. Redpath, Leszek Nowak, 1997
5
The Meaning of Illness
The example of the prophet-healers of the Ivory Coast bears witness, for its part, at the same time to the impregnation of the persecutive pattern, linked to what we have proposed calling here the logic of references to and restatements of the ...
Mark and Herzlich Auge, 2013
6
Habitus in Habitat I: Emotion and Motion
This means that children at first are not able to experience absence of something good, something they desperately need, as a temporal loss of an object they wish to be there, but as the presence of a persecutive object which has to be kept ...
Sabine Flach, Daniel Margulies, Jan Söffner, 2010
7
Supreme Court Advance Decisions
27681, and the petition in this case does not disclose any claim by the petitioners that they are the victims of a vexatious or persecutive action. In the first mentioned pleading, they simply stated that the "sole issue in this case [is] whether or not, ...
8
Europe Et Les Réfugiés: Un Défi?
If a law or policy is not inherently persecutive...one cannot demonstrate that it is a persecutive measure simply with evidence that it is applied to all persons, including those who do not agree with it."). The Board subsequently reaffirmed its  ...
Jean Yves Carlier, Dirk Vanheule, 1997
9
The Idea of the University.
We find here an opposition between benevolent and persecutive criticism. In order to dismiss possible misunderstandings let us note that these terms refer to the attitude towards the text criticized, and not towards its author. Hence the point is ...
Jerzy Brzeziński, 1997
10
Germany Under the Old Regime 1600-1790
The attitudes and behaviour of Christian Germans towards the Jews in their midst was more standoffish and cool than persecutive or violent. In a sense, of course, all special prescriptive or proscriptive legislation relating to Jews was at base ...
John G. Gagliardo, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERSECUTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term persecutive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Berlin pitcher, Stefanie Poulin, dedicates Nutmeg win
Doyon and the older Poulin, however try to keep things in persecutive. “[It's] challenging,” Doyon said with a bit of laughter. “Very challenging. «Newbritainherald, Jul 15»
2
City Councilor Michelle Wu: 'Government Innovation Isn't an …
It's really about bringing in people with a completely different background and fresh persecutive – sometimes no experience at all. «BostInno, Jul 15»
3
Carson City Council renews police coverage agreement with …
From our persecutive, we're very appreciative and we want to keep this going.” According to Tasker, the hospital will pay $21 per hour, ... «Greenville Daily News, Jun 15»
4
Utahns react to Pope Francis' call to combat climate change
This is a powerful venue, speaking from a moral persecutive. He is speaking not just to Catholics and Christians, but to all of humankind. «Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 15»
5
GoPro Launches Ridiculous 16-Camera Rig For Capturing Virtual …
From our persecutive, we're not doing this as a near-term revenue opportunity.” GoPro hasn't decided on a price yet, but early versions of the ... «Forbes, May 15»
6
Oakland Athletics VS. Boston Red Sox: Series Preview
The Oakland Athletics face the Boston Red Sox for the first time in 2015. I want to give an optimistic persecutive about what this series means ... «Swingin' A's, May 15»
7
Nchito Tribunal Ruling Deferred
This will even give him chance to persecutive and nail the innocent DPP to his cross. Edgar is as ruthless as Boko Haram and the ISS of Iraq ... «Zambia Reports, May 15»
8
Ben Affleck and PBS slave controversy just keeps getting worse
"It's kind of disappointing from a contemporary persecutive," he said. "We read this great account of this man. But your history – good and bad ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
9
'SNL' alumnus latest to vie to challenge Rod Blum
He called himself a “pro-growth progressive” and said a fresh persecutive is needed in Washington. In his announcement, Kroeger talked about ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Apr 15»
10
The great PAS hudud charade
... doing will help a lot in keeping disenchanted Muslims from leaving the religion they perceive as persecutive, punitive and narrow-minded. «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Persecutive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/persecutive>. Apr 2024 ».
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