victimize

verb

vic·tim·ize | \ˈvik-tə-ˌmīz

victimized; victimizing

Definition of victimize

transitive verb

1 : to make a victim of

2 : to subject to deception or fraud : cheat

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Other Words from victimize

victimization \ ˌvik-tə-mə-ˈzā-shən

\ noun

victimizer \ ˈvik-tə-ˌmī-zər

\ noun

Examples of victimize in a Sentence

They were victimized because of their religion. victimized by a confidence man with a slick story

Recent Examples on the Web

The latest allegation brings the number of women who say they were victimized by Fischer to 17. — Jeff Mcdonald, latimes.com, "Legal claim says deputy groped San Diego State student in 2012 and detectives pressured her not to file complaint," 16 June 2018 Keane said these items will be tested for DNA to possibly link the suspects to the children who claim they were victimized. — Vanesa Brashier, Houston Chronicle, "Investigators seize camper, more evidence in Shepherd child porn case," 4 Apr. 2018 Often, victims try to resume their careers and don’t want the public to know they were victimized, said Chaim Book, an employment attorney at Moskowitz & Book LLP in New York. — Nicole Hong, WSJ, "End of the Nondisclosure Agreement? Not So Fast," 26 Mar. 2018 The county is also offering assistance to those victimized by the fire. — Lyndsay Winkley, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Community comes together to drum up support for Alpine fire victims left homeless," 9 July 2018 Because if black folks don’t speak up, we will again be victimized by a racist policy dressed up to look like help. — Solomon Jones, Philly.com, "Liberal racism behind push for safe injection sites | Solomon Jones," 13 June 2018 And the tone of those tweets -- angry, incredulous and, most interestingly, victimized -- suggest just how much emotional investment Trump has in all of this. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, "Donald Trump wants you to know he can pardon himself. But he's not going to -- yet.," 4 June 2018 The disabled Roman Emperor Claudius, (10 B.C.-A.D. 54) spent most his life being victimized by his awful family. — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, "At Age 50, a Time of Second Acts," 28 June 2018 Perez’s homer in the fifth inning prevented the Bruins from being victimized by the mercy rule. — Ben Bolch, latimes.com, "UCLA softball runs out of comebacks in season-ending loss to Florida State," 4 June 2018

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