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 | ||