| VERB | social | victimise, victimize | make a victim / victim of |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | victimise, victimize | punish unjustly |
| Meaning | make a victim / victim of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | victimize | |
| Narrower | cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit |
| deceive, lead on, delude, cozen | Be false to | |
| Broader | wrong | treat unjustly |
| Spanish | victimizar | |
| Nouns | victim | an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance |
| victim | a person who is tricked or swindled | |
| victimisation | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | |
| victimiser | a person who victimizes others | |
| Meaning | punish unjustly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | victimize | |
| Broader | punish, penalize, penalise | impose a penalty on |
| Spanish | represaliar, victimizar | |
| Nouns | victim | an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance |
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