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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.
vic′tim·i·za′tion (-tə-mĭ-zā′shən) n.
vic′tim·iz′er n.
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victimize
(ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz) orvictimise
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
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| Verb | 1. |  victimize - make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"wrong - treat unjustly; do wrong to |
| 2. |  victimize - punish unjustly | |
| 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 |
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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
verb1. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:
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Translations
victimize
[ˈvɪktɪmaɪz] VT (= pursue) → perseguir; (= punish) → escoger y castigar, tomar represalias contrato 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 crimesCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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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