victimize
verb (used with object)
to make a victim of.
have victimized
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present perfectof victimize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. government on Tuesday designated a Cambodian conglomerate as a transnational criminal organization, accusing it of running online scam operations that have victimized people across the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
The site lists as “partners” the entities that it claims to have victimized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
His first two picks as a pro have victimized Houston’s Tyrod Taylor — who has the second-lowest interception rate in NFL history — and now the 2015 league MVP in Carolina’s Cam Newton.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
John McConnell, an assistant district attorney, said Mr. Rosario might have victimized untold numbers of other women.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2010
But how I have victimized you, if you have borne with me!
From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
