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Verb: victimize  'vik-ti,mIz
  1. Make a victim of
    "I was victimized by this con-man";
    - victimise [Brit]
     
  2. Punish unjustly
    "The innocent man was victimized by the corrupt justice system";
    - victimise [Brit]

Derived forms: victimized, victimizing, victimizes

Type of: penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, sanction, wrong

Encyclopedia: Victimize