victimize
verb (used with object)
to make a victim of.
victimizes
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present tense formof victimize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But this attitude victimizes the honorable students who don’t cheat and suffer from comparatively lower grades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
“The strongest evidence deals with focusing on concentrations,” Mr. Stephens said, including crime that victimizes a small concentration of people.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Tax fraud victimizes everyone who pays taxes honestly and relies on government services such as education, health care and public safety.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021
Not really, because both suits distinguish between what real media does and what media scams and hatchet jobs do, and how the latter victimizes literal bystanders.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2018
"She victimizes poor Harriet, whom she seems to think more on her level," said Miss Carter, not without unction.
From Senator North by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
