victimize
11victimize — verb a) To make someone a victim or sacrifice b) To punish someone unjustly …
12victimize — Synonyms and related words: bamboozle, beat, beguile of, beset, bilk, bleed, bleed white, bully, bunco, burn, cheat, chisel, chouse, chouse out of, circumvent, clip, cog, cog the dice, con, cozen, crib, deceive, defraud, diddle, do in, do out of …
13victimize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cheat, dupe, swindle, hoax, fool, gull, deceive, hoodwink, sell (inf.), bamboozle (inf.). See deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cheat, swindle, dupe, trick, fool; see also deceive . III (Roget s 3 …
14victimize — vic|tim|ize also victimise BrE [ˈvıktımaız] v [T often passive] to treat someone unfairly because you do not like them, their beliefs, or the race they belong to = ↑pick on ▪ The men claim they have been victimized because of their political… …
15victimize — vic|tim|ize [ vıktı,maız ] verb transitive to treat someone in a deliberately unfair way: He claimed that he had been victimized by his boss. ╾ vic|tim|i|za|tion [ ,vıktımı zeıʃn ] noun uncount …
16victimize — [[t]vɪ̱ktɪmaɪz[/t]] ♦♦♦ victimizes, victimizing, victimized VERB If someone is victimized, they are deliberately treated unfairly. [be V ed] He felt the students had been victimized because they d voiced opposition to the government. [Also V n]… …
17victimize — or victimise verb single (someone) out for cruel or unjust treatment. Derivatives victimization noun victimizer noun …
18victimize — v. a. (Colloq.) Cheat, dupe, trick, defraud, deceive, swindle, cozen, chouse, gull, over reach, befool, fool, beguile, circumvent, diddle, hoodwink, jockey, impose upon, put upon, practise upon, play upon, take in …
19victimize — also ise BrE verb (T) to treat someone unfairly, especially because you dislike their beliefs or the race they belong to: The sacked men claim they have been victimized because of their political activity. victimization noun (U) …
20victimize — verb a government that victimizes the most needy and defenseless Syn: persecute, pick on, push around, bully, abuse, discriminate against, ill treat, mistreat, maltreat, terrorize, hector; exploit, prey on, take advantage of, dupe, cheat, double… …
