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How to pronounce victimise in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms victimize
Type of wrong
Has types chisel, cozen, deceive, delude, cheat, lead on, rip off
Derivation victim, victimisation, victimiser
Type Words
Synonyms victimize
Type of punish, penalise, penalize
Derivation victim

Examples of victimise

victimise
Cyclists are already the victims of motorists, so let's not victimise them further.
From the newscientist.com
But these days, racism and racists in Russia have mostly chosen to victimise other minorities.
From the economist.com
One good way to forfeit it is to victimise those who have spearheaded the fight against corruption.
From the economist.com
Mao was as evil, he just had more people to victimise, scale of death is not the absolute measure of evil.
From the guardian.co.uk
All these moves are not designed to victimise smokers.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I sometimes feel we victimise them a little bit.
From the economist.com
Moreover, our goal is not to impose our views on the Muslim world, but to protect those this ideology would victimise.
From the economist.com
If they were successful, they were likely to victimise those they accused of collaborating with the Japanese.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At my adolescent alma mater, it would not be unknown for a joker wearing such a t-shirt to barf on anyone he chose to victimise.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Victimize: make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"
  • (victimised) exploited: of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
  • (victimisation) exploitation: an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"
  • Alternative spelling of victimize
  • (Victimisation) treating people less favourably because of something they have done under or in connection with the legislation, e.g. made a formal complaint of discrimination or given evidence in a tribunal case.
  • Victimisation occurs when an individual is adversely treated because he or she has made a complaint of discrimination or harassment, or provided evidence in such a case.
  • (Victimisation) Detriment (including dismissal) against someone who is attempting to enforce a right not to suffer discrimination. This can be either against the person who is trying to enforce the right, or anyone who is supporting this person, for example; a witness.
  • (Victimisation) Less favourable treatment of a person because they have brought legal proceedings under the RRA, or are suspected of having done so; or because they have alleged that a person has committed an act which would amount to unlawful discrimination; or because they have given evidence ...
  • (Victimisation) Section 67 of the Act makes is it unlawful for a person to subject or threaten to subject another person to any detriment where that person has made a complaint or proposes to make a complaint under the Act.