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- Dictionaryvictimize/ˈvɪktɪmʌɪz/
verb
- 1. single (someone) out for cruel or unjust treatment: "they are victimized by racism or discriminatory barriers"
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to treat someone in an intentionally unfair way, especially because of their race, sex, beliefs, etc.: He claimed he'd been victimized by the police. Nixon felt that he was being victimized by the media. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating people or animals badly.
To victimize is to make someone into a victim by harming or taking advantage of them in some way. A school bully might be known to victimize other kids on the playground.
The meaning of VICTIMIZE is to make a victim of. How to use victimize in a sentence.
to make a victim of. to dupe, swindle, or cheat: to victimize poor widows. Synonyms: beguile, hoodwink, fool, defraud to slay as or like a sacrificial victim. victimize / ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz /
3 meanings: 1. to punish or discriminate against selectively or unfairly 2. to make a victim of 3. to kill as or in a manner.... Click for more definitions.
victimize somebody to make somebody suffer unfairly because you do not like them, their opinions, or something that they have done. For years the family had been victimized by racist neighbours. The union claimed that some of its members had been victimized for taking part in the strike.
To swindle or defraud someone. Wiktionary. Synonyms: gyp diddle mulct con short-change hornswoggle gip scam bunco goldbrick nobble defraud rook swindle victimise. Antonyms: protect help assist aid. Origin of Victimize victim +"Ž -ize From Wiktionary. Victimize Sentence Examples.
What does the verb victimize mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb victimize. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb victimize? About 2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the verb victimize pronounced?
1. to punish or discriminate against selectively or unfairly. 2. to make a victim of. 3. to kill as or in a manner resembling a sacrificial victim. ˌvictimiˈzation, ˌvictimiˈsation n. ˈvictimˌizer, ˈvictimˌiser n.
VICTIMIZE definition: to treat someone unfairly because you do not like or approve of them: . Learn more.
