| 释义 |
victimize
—victimization, n. —victimizer, n.
/vik"teuh muyz'/, v.t., victimized, victimizing.
1. to make a victim of.
2. to dupe, swindle, or cheat: to victimize poor widows.
3. to slay as or like a sacrificial victim.
Also, esp. Brit., victimise.
[1820-30; VICTIM + -IZE]
Syn. 2. defraud, fool, hoodwink, beguile. See cheat. |