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vic·tim·ize  (vkt-mz)

tr.v. vic·tim·ized, vic·tim·iz·ing, vic·tim·iz·es

1. To subject to swindle or fraud.

2. To make a victim of.

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victim·i·zation (-t-m-zshn) n.

victim·izer n.

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victimize, victimise [ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz]

vb (tr)

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

victimization , victimisation n

victimizer , victimiser n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	victimize - make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man" victimise wrong - treat unjustly; do wrong to cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
	2.	victimize - punish unjustly                       victimise penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
	3.	victimize - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

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victimize

verb persecute, bully, pick on, abuse, harass, discriminate against, lean on, have it in for (informal), push someone around, give someone a hard time, demonize, have a down on (informal), have your knife into People victimize others in order to exert power and maintain control.

Translations

victimize [ˈvɪktɪmaɪz] VT (= pursue) → perseguir; (= punish) → escoger y castigar, tomar represalias contra
to be victimized → ser víctima de una persecución
the strikers should not be victimized → no hay por qué castigar a los huelguistas
she feels she has been victimized → ella cree que ha sido escogida como víctima

victimize [ˈvɪktɪmaɪz] victimise (British) vt → brimer
Victim Support n organisme d'aide aux victimes de crimes

victimize

vt → ungerecht behandeln; (= pick on) → schikanieren; she feels victimized → sie fühlt sich ungerecht behandelt; this victimizes the public → darunter hat die Öffentlichkeit zu leiden

victimize [ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz] vt → perseguitare qn

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victimize [ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz] vt → perseguitare qn