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31victimizing — victimize (Amer.) vic·tim·ize || vɪktɪmaɪz v. discriminate against, exploit, persecute; make a victim of; cheat, swindle; slay as or like a sacrificial victim; punish unfairly (also victimise) …
32victimization — victimize (also victimise) ► VERB ▪ single out for cruel or unjust treatment. DERIVATIVES victimization noun victimizer noun …
33victimizer — victimize (also victimise) ► VERB ▪ single out for cruel or unjust treatment. DERIVATIVES victimization noun victimizer noun …
34victimise — verb 1. make a victim of I was victimized by this con man • Syn: ↑victimize • Derivationally related forms: ↑victimisation, ↑victimiser, ↑victim, ↑victimization ( …
35cheat — cheatable, adj. cheatingly, adv. /cheet/, v.t. 1. to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance. 2. to deceive; influence by fraud: He cheated us into believing him a hero. 3. to elude; deprive of something expected: He cheated the… …
36swindle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. defraud, hoax, cheat, fleece, victimize, trick, gyp (sl.). See stealing, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. imposition, deception, knavery; see trick 1 . v. Syn. dupe, victimize, defraud, cheat;… …
37cheat — [[t]tʃit[/t]] v. t. 1) to defraud; swindle 2) to deceive; influence by fraud 3) to elude; escape: to cheat death[/ex] 4) to practice fraud or deceit 5) to violate rules or agreements: to cheat at cards[/ex] 6) to take an examination in a… …
38short-change — verb 1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑short • Hypernyms: ↑victimize, ↑swindle, ↑rook, ↑goldbrick, ↑nobble, ↑ …
39Organized crime — Crime syndicate redirects here. For the DC Comics group of villains, see Crime Syndicate. For other uses, see Organized crime (disambiguation). Al Capone, a name often associated with organized crime …
40mistreat — I verb abuse, afflict, aggrieve, annoy, assail, assault, attack, badger, be hurtful, be malevolent, be offensive, be pitiless, be rude, be violent, bear malice, berate, bother, bruise, bully, burden, cause evil, cause pain, create havoc, debase,… …
