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victimizevic‧tim‧ize (also victimise British English) /ˈvɪktəmaɪz/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEvictimize |
Present | I, you, we, they | victimize | | he, she, it | victimizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | victimized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have victimized | | he, she, it | has victimized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had victimized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will victimize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have victimized |
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Present | I | am victimizing | | he, she, it | is victimizing | | you, we, they | are victimizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was victimizing | | you, we, they | were victimizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been victimizing | | he, she, it | has been victimizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been victimizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be victimizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been victimizing |
- Brown feels he has been victimized by the press.
- He wasn't happy at the school and said he was victimized because of his colour.
- The company says she was not dismissed because of her political activities but she claims she was victimized.
- And some widows can be victimized by unscrupulous tigers in the financial jungle.
- I have stated I will not victimize or favour anybody.
- Mitchell was furious and unable to shake the conviction that he was being victimized by insensible directives from abroad.
- Others, however, feel victimized.
- Politics is a game to them in which they can oppress people, victimize them and amass great personal wealth.
to treat a person or animal in a cruel way► be cruel to · My father drank too much and was often very cruel to my mother.· It is unspeakably cruel to the prisoners to house them in such conditions. ► mistreat/ill-treat to deliberately treat a person or animal in a cruel way, especially when you are responsible for looking after them: · It looks as though this dog has been mistreated by its owner.· Neighbours were sure that the young couple had been ill-treating their children. ► bully to be cruel to someone who is weaker, younger, or has less authority than you: · A group of girls would bully the younger kids, and force them to give them money.· The court heard that the head of department would routinely bully and humiliate workers. ► abuse to treat someone in your family or someone you are responsible for in a cruel way, especially violently or sexually: · My father abused us for years.· Erica runs a hostel for women who have been abused by their husbands.sexually abuse (=force someone to take part in sexual activities): · Erik testified he was sexually abused by his father since the age of 6. ► persecute to be cruel to a person or group of people over a period of time, because of their race or their religious or political beliefs: · Countries all over Europe have persecuted gypsies for centuries.· Human rights advocates say racial minorities continue to be persecuted. ► treat somebody like dirt informal to treat someone as if they were completely worthless and not care about their feelings: · She treats him like dirt but he still loves her.· I wanted us to be friends again, but I wasn't prepared to be treated like dirt to achieve it. ► pick on informal to choose someone from a group to treat cruelly and unfairly especially by repeatedly criticizing them: · Bullies usually pick on younger children.· Why don't you pick on someone your own size?· Older members of staff often pick on an apprentice and make his life a misery. ► victimize also victimise British if a person or group is victimized , they are treated unfairly, for example because of their beliefs, their race, or because they are weak: · He wasn't happy at the school and said he was victimized because of his colour.· The company says she was not dismissed because of her political activities but she claims she was victimized. to treat someone unfairly because you do not like them, their beliefs, or the race they belong to SYN pick on: The men claim they have been victimized because of their political activity.GRAMMAR Victimize is often used in the passive.—victimization /ˌvɪktəmaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -mə-/ noun [uncountable] |