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victimize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'victimize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Victimize [ v. t.]
- To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat.

Meaning of 'victimize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . victimize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- deprive of by deceit
Example in sentence:
  • He swindled me out of my inheritance;
  • She defrauded the customers who trusted her
Meaning (2):
- make a victim of
Example in sentence:
  • I was victimized by this con-man

Nearby Words:

vicar vicarage vicarial vicarian vicariate vicarious vicariously vicarship vicary vice

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