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victimize

/ victimize /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
punish unjustly
Type of:
punish penalize penalise
Derived:
victim dupe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
cheat rip off chisel
Kinds of:
short-change short
Derived:
bunco bunco game bunko bunko game con
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
make a victim of
"I was victimized by this con-man"
Type of:
wrong
Kinds of:
cheat rip off chisel deceive lead on
Derived:
exploitation victimization victimisation using victimizer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
25%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
23
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punish penalize penalise cheat rip off chisel short-change short wrong deceive lead on