"victimize" meaning in English

See victimize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-victimize.wav Forms: victimizes [present, singular, third-person], victimizing [participle, present], victimized [participle, past], victimized [past]
Etymology: From victim + -ize. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyk-|id=separate}}, {{suffix|en|victim|ize}} victim + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} victimize (third-person singular simple present victimizes, present participle victimizing, simple past and past participle victimized)
  1. To make someone a victim or sacrifice. Translations (to make someone a victim or sacrifice): жертвам (žertvam) (Bulgarian), victimitzar (Catalan), victimiser (French), victimer (French), vitimizar (Galician), მსხვერპლად ქცევა (msxverṗlad kceva) (Georgian), მსხვერპლად შეწირვა (msxverṗlad šec̣irva) (Georgian), viktimisieren (German), zum Opfer machen (German), opfern (German), vittimizzare (Italian), vitimar (Portuguese), vitimizar (Portuguese), viktimizirati (Serbo-Croatian), victimizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-victimize-en-verb-V--9jc2J Disambiguation of 'to make someone a victim or sacrifice': 98 1 2
  2. To punish someone unjustly. Translations (to punish someone unjustly): измъчвам (izmǎčvam) (Bulgarian), schikanieren (German), ungerecht behandeln (German), ungerechterweise bestrafen (German), injustiçar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-victimize-en-verb-LOxE~qIA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 78 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 83 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 75 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 64 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 69 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 67 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 21 68 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 26 63 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 75 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 77 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 67 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 24 64 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 77 12 Disambiguation of 'to punish someone unjustly': 1 99 0
  3. To swindle or defraud someone.
    Sense id: en-victimize-en-verb-Y~ey8GYt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: victimise [British] Derived forms: victimization, victimizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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