victimize

Verb
Synonyms: victimiseswindlerookgoldbricknobblediddlebuncodefraudscammulctgypgip

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. make a victim of“I was victimized by this con-man”Synonyms: victimise
  2. punish unjustlySynonyms: victimise
  3. deprive of by deceit“He swindled me out of my inheritance”“She defrauded the customers who trusted her”“the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change”Synonyms: swindlerookgoldbricknobblediddlebuncodefraudscammulctgypgiphornswoggleshort-changecon
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Victimize \Vic"tim*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Victimized; p. pr. & vb. n. Victimizing.] To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat. [1913 Webster]
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