victimize
verb (used with object)
to make a victim of.
are victimizing
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present progressiveof victimize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Brooks noted that the Tesla crashes are victimizing more people who are not in the Tesla vehicles.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
What’s worse, others are victimizing the quake victims.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
And it's no surprise to officials at the Better Business Bureau, which this week released a report warning that online pet sales scams are "victimizing Americans at an alarming rate."
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2017
“I’m really not happy with the way that you are victimizing others,” she says sternly.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2013
To be overcome with smoke, denotes that dangerous persons are victimizing you with flattery.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller
