victimize
to make a victim of.
to dupe, swindle, or cheat: to victimize poor widows.
to slay as or like a sacrificial victim.
Origin of victimize
1- Also especially British, vic·tim·ise .
synonym study For victimize
Other words for victimize
Other words from victimize
- vic·tim·i·za·tion [vik-tuh-muh-zey-shuhn] /ˌvɪk tə məˈzeɪ ʃən/ noun
- vic·tim·iz·er, noun
- un·vic·tim·ized, adjective
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How to use victimize in a sentence
Bowman did not immediately report to the police because she felt as though she would be re-victimized and silenced.
Claims that American Christians are unfairly victimized, attacked, and persecuted continue.
‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream | Candida Moss | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen women are seen as a source of honor, they risk being doubly victimized.
How India’s Honor Culture Perpetuates Mass Rape | Amana Fontanella-Khan | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRaise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by Secret.
The App Bringing Out The Best/Worst in Washington’s Gays | Scott Bixby | May 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNor is it surprising, sadly, to hear of a single person victimized by multiple offenders.
Yet, among the whole shipload of rogues, the only man who victimized us was Titoff, the chief engineer.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan BottThe woman thief was victimized less universally than the others because she was known to be the bo'sun's especial graft.
Eastern Nights - and Flights | Alan BottHe was still glowing with wrath over the method by which he had been victimized into giving the girl a hearing.
Within the Law | Marvin DanaWe soon came in sight of the black stumpy monuments of one of the most disastrous conflagrations which ever victimized a forest.
Lands of the Slave and the Free | Henry A. MurrayHe was the first martyr to the Laird of McNab's despotism, and he was thus victimized as an example to the rest.
The Last Laird of MacNab | Various
British Dictionary definitions for victimize
victimise
/ (ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz) /
to punish or discriminate against selectively or unfairly
to make a victim of
to kill as or in a manner resembling a sacrificial victim
Derived forms of victimize
- victimization or victimisation, noun
- victimizer or victimiser, noun
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