Antonyms for victimize


Grammar : Verb
Spell : vik-tuh-mahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪk təˌmaɪz


Definition of victimize

Origin :
  • 1830, from victim + -ize. Related: Victimized; victimizing.
  • verb cheat, fool
Example sentences :
  • To impose on or to victimize one is to injure him by abusing his confidence.
  • Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
  • Their mission is to deceive and victimize the American people.
  • Extract from : « Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries » by William Hogan
  • If a man wants to do a mean action, let him not select a woman to victimize.
  • Extract from : « Rose Clark » by Fanny Fern
  • I always said he had no business to victimize her, and I am sure of it now!
  • Extract from : « The Young Step-Mother » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • There is a luxury in the idea that on the morrow you will start fresh game, and victimize your tailor for another.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII. » by Various
  • Thus a profligate man could victimize 103 a confiding girl with impunity.
  • Extract from : « In Jail with Charles Dickens » by Alfred Trumble
  • She is perfectly innocent in that she has not considered her moral responsibility to the preacher she is about to victimize.
  • Extract from : « A Circuit Rider's Wife » by Corra Harris
  • Their universal law granted the right of the strong to victimize the weak either through the power of physical or mental force.
  • Extract from : « Born Again » by Alfred Lawson
  • If you choose to victimize yourself by staying here, of course you can do so.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III » by Cuthbert Bede
  • Most trappers do not take into consideration the keen scent of the animal they hope to victimize.
  • Extract from : « Steel Traps » by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

Synonyms for victimize

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