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pourchasser

to pursue relentlessly

verb poor-sha-SAY Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to hunt down

Usage Note

Pourchasser implies dogged, persistent pursuit — stronger than suivre (to follow) and more focused than chasser (to hunt). It is used for police pursuing criminals, predators chasing prey, and figuratively for relentlessly seeking something. The reflexive se pourchasser describes two parties chasing each other.

Examples

"La police a pourchassé le suspect dans les rues."

Natural Translation

The police pursued the suspect through the streets.

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