victimize
Verb
- make a victim of
- "I was victimized by this con-man"
- punish unjustly
- deprive of by deceit
- To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
- To punish someone unjustly.
- To swindle or defraud someone.
Origin / Etymology
From victim + -ize.
Synonyms
bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimise
Scrabble Score: 25
victimize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvictimize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
victimize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary