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(vik′tə mīz′)

transitive verb victimized, victimizing

to make a victim of; specif.,

to kill, destroy, injure, harm, etc. as or like a sacrificial victim
to dupe or cheat

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victimization noun
victimizer noun

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transitive verb vic·tim·ized, vic·tim·iz·ing, vic·tim·iz·es

To subject to swindle or fraud.
To make a victim of.

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vicˌtim·i·zaˈtion (-tə-mĭ-zāˈshən) noun

vicˈtim·izˌer noun

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