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Victimize Common

Victimize has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

make a victim of

"I was victimized by this con-man"

2

punish unjustly

3

deprive of by deceit

"He swindled me out of my inheritance"

"She defrauded the customers who trusted her"

4

To make someone a victim or sacrifice.

Example Sentences
"I was victimized by this con-man" verb
"He swindled me out of my inheritance" verb
"She defrauded the customers who trusted her" verb
See Also
sacrifice victimization lamb victim unvictimizable over barrel revictimize victimizing
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wrong punish cheat
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cheat deceive short-change
Rhyming Words
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