victimize
[vik-tuh-mahyz]
- to make a victim of.
- to dupe, swindle, or cheat: to victimize poor widows.
- to slay as or like a sacrificial victim.
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Also especially British, vic·tim·ise.
Origin of victimize
Synonyms
See more synonyms for victimize on Thesaurus.com2. defraud, fool, hoodwink, beguile.
Synonym study
2. See cheat.
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Examples from the Web for victimized
Contemporary Examples
About half of their industry is based on a business model that involves the consumer being hurt or victimized.
The people here claim they have been victimized by a hostile media and a gangster neo-Nazi government in Kiev.
“I could not see myself living next door to people who have victimized me and family,” she says.
They said, ‘stop allowing yourself to be demonized and victimized.’
The feeling of being burned after hoping for peace and the feeling of being hunted down, victimized and targeted is real.
Historical Examples
And when she victimized herself, she did it so that no one could see she was a victim.
Debts of HonorMaurus Jkai
Realizing that he had been victimized by Mr. Gloom, he tried to open the door.
The Bradys Beyond Their DepthAnonymous
It was plain to their minds that they had been victimized by the clever machinations of this man.
The LoyalistJames Francis Barrett
For all that, Dick determined that his comrade should not be victimized.
Brandon of the EngineersHarold Bindloss
It was her vocation to be victimized, and her daily business to be a blessing to others.
Walt Whitman in Mickle StreetElizabeth Leavitt Keller
victimize
victimise
- to punish or discriminate against selectively or unfairly
- to make a victim of
- to kill as or in a manner resembling a sacrificial victim
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Word Origin and History for victimized
victimize
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