victimize
[ vik-tuh-mahyz ]
/ ˈvɪk təˌmaɪz /
verb (used with object), vic·tim·ized, vic·tim·iz·ing.
to make a victim of.
to dupe, swindle, or cheat: to victimize poor widows.
to slay as or like a sacrificial victim.
Also
especially British,
vic·tim·ise.
synonym study for victimize
2. See
cheat.
OTHER WORDS FROM victimize
vic·tim·i·za·tion, noun vic·tim·iz·er, noun un·vic·tim·ized, adjectiveWords nearby victimize
vicontiel,
vicq d'azyr's bundle,
vict.,
victa,
victim,
victimize,
victimless crime,
victimology,
victoire,
victor,
victor charlie
Example sentences from the Web for victimise
The young koel was successfully reared; it is now at large and will next year victimise some crow.
Birds of the Plains |Douglas DewarBut he contrived to attach two clever rascals to himself, who helped to prolong the fraud and to victimise the public.
To come to facts now, Paul, I have tried to victimise you from the beginning.
The Beautiful Miss Brooke |Louis ZangwillWould they not have taken advantage of the poor foolish countryman to victimise him?
The Sharper Detected and Exposed |Jean-Eugne Robert-Houdin
British Dictionary definitions for victimise
victimize
victimise
/ (ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to punish or discriminate against selectively or unfairly
to make a victim of
to kill as or in a manner resembling a sacrificial victim