About The Word Victimize
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Victimize
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What's The Definition Of Victimize?
[v] punish unjustly
[v] 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" [v] make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man" Synonyms | Synonyms for Victimize: bunco | con | defraud | diddle | goldbrick | gyp | mulct | nobble | rook | scam | swindle | victimise Related Terms | Find terms related to Victimize: See Also | beat | cheat | chisel | cozen | deceive | delude | lead on | penalise | penalize | punish | rip off | short | short-change | wrong Victimize In Webster's Dictionary \Vic"tim*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Victimized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Victimizing}.]
To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat.
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