ˈviktə̇ˌmīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize in
Etymology: victim + -ize
1.
a. : to make a victim of : sacrifice
as a family they were flogged, defrauded, victimized — Ann Petry
b. : to slaughter as a sacrificial victim
2. : to subject to deception or fraud : cheat , dupe , trick
fearing to be victimized we are inclined not to believe at all — N.M.Pusey
relentlessly victimized by every piece of mischief known to the young — Paul Pickrel
3. : to destroy (plants) entirely
the red spores of the parasite … victimize winter wheat — Current Biography