victimize
verb/ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/
/ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/
(British English also victimise)
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they victimize | /ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/ /ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/ |
| he / she / it victimizes | /ˈvɪktɪmaɪzɪz/ /ˈvɪktɪmaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple victimized | /ˈvɪktɪmaɪzd/ /ˈvɪktɪmaɪzd/ |
| past participle victimized | /ˈvɪktɪmaɪzd/ /ˈvɪktɪmaɪzd/ |
| -ing form victimizing | /ˈvɪktɪmaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈvɪktɪmaɪzɪŋ/ |
- victimize somebody to make somebody suffer unfairly because you do not like them, their opinions, or something that they have done
- For years the family had been victimized by racist neighbours.
- The union claimed that some of its members had been victimized for taking part in the strike.
- The church victimized teachers who showed dissent by questioning their ideas.
- The girls claimed they were being victimized by the police.
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