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vic·tim·ize
 victimize
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- pronunciation:
- vIk
t
maIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
victimizes, victimizing, victimized |
| definition 1: |
to make a victim of.
- similar words:
- prey
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| definition 2: |
to cheat, deceive, or swindle.
- similar words:
- bilk, deceive
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| related words: |
persecute, roll |
adverb + (v.)victimize
brutally, disproportionately, frequently, increasingly, likely, personally, physically, previously, repeatedly, sexually, similarly
(v.)victimize
+ adverb
specifically, twice
(v.)victimize
+ noun
abuse,
assault,
bias,
bully,
context,
crime,
criminal,
decade,
fraud,
individual,
injustice,
loan,
operator,
peer,
person,
racism,
rape,
respondent,
sibling,
terror,
theft,
violence
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| derivations: |
victimization (n.), victimizer (n.) |
The word victimize
contains the following part:
-ize, -ise
Greek
verb-forming suffix
that means to turn into or cause to be
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ize
, -ise
forms transitive verbs from adjectives (civilize
) and nouns (crystallize
). The oldest English verbs ending in -ize
were loanwords from Greek (baptize
, catechize
).
Example words:
advertise, aggrandize, alphabetize, Americanize, anesthetize, anthologize, baptize, caramelize, catechize, categorize, centralize, chastise, civilize, conventionalize, crystallize, destabilize, enfranchise, equalize, familiarize, fantasize, fossilize, generalize, harmonize, immobilize, immunize, miniaturize, monetize, monopolize, moralize, nebulize, rationalize, recognize, revolutionize, stabilize, sterilize, tranquilize, victimize
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