victimize

vic·tim·ize

 (vĭk′tə-mīz′)

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

To make a victim of, especially:

a. To injure or kill.

b. To cheat or defraud.

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vic′tim·i·za′tion (-tə-mĭ-zā′shən) n.

vic′tim·iz′er n.

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victimize

(ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz) or

victimise

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

ˌvictimiˈzation, ˌvictimiˈsation n

ˈvictimˌizer, ˈvictimˌiser n

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vic•tim•ize

(ˈvɪk təˌmaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

1. to make a victim of.

2. to dupe, swindle, or cheat.

[1820–30]

vic`tim•i•za′tion, n.

vic′tim•iz`er, n.

syn: See cheat.

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victimize

Past participle: victimized
Gerund: victimizing

Imperative

victimize

victimize

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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, goldbrick, 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.

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victimize

verb

1. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:

bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle.

Informal: chisel, flimflam, take, trim.

Slang: diddle, do, gyp, stick, sting.

2. To offer as a sacrifice:

immolate, sacrifice.

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Translations

victimer

vittimizzare

vitimar

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

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victimize

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

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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

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victimize

[ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz] vt → perseguitare qn

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