persevere vs ask for it

persevere and ask for it both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
persevere	No	No	Yes	No
ask for it	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ask for it is a hyponym of persevere; that is, ask for it is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than persevere:

persevere: be persistent, refuse to stop
ask for it: persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble

Other hyponyms of persevere include obstinate, ask for trouble, plug, plug away, follow, stick to, stick with.

persevere (verb)	ask for it (verb)
be persistent, refuse to stop	persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble