English verb: victimise | |||
| 1. | victimise (social) make a victim of | ||
| Samples | I was victimized by this con-man. | ||
| Synonyms | victimize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wrong | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheat, chisel, cozen, deceive, delude, lead on, rip off | ||
| 2. | victimise (social) punish unjustly | ||
| Synonyms | victimize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | penalise, penalize, punish | ||