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Victimising

 [vik-tuh-mahyz]   Origin

vic·tim·ize

   [vik-tuh-mahyz]
verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
1.
to make a victim of.
2.
to dupe, swindle, or cheat: to victimize poor widows.
3.
to slay as or like a sacrificial victim.
Also, especially British, vic·tim·ise.

Origin:
1820–30; victim + -ize

Related forms
vic·tim·i·za·tion, noun
vic·tim·iz·er, noun
un·vic·tim·ized, adjective

Synonyms
2. defraud, fool, hoodwink, beguile. See cheat.

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victimize
1830, from victim + -ize. Related: Victimized; victimization.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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