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vic⋅tim⋅ize
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ˈvɪk
təˌmaɪz
/
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uh
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–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
Synonyms:
2.
defraud, fool, hoodwink, beguile.
See
cheat.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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vic·tim·ize
(vĭk'tə-mīz')
tr.v.
vic·tim·ized
,
vic·tim·iz·ing
,
vic·tim·iz·es
To subject to swindle or fraud.
To make a victim of.
vic'tim·i·za'tion
(-tə-mĭ-zā'shən)
n.
,
vic'tim·iz'er
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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