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"
punish unjustly 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"
{f} discriminate against, exploit, persecute; make a victim of; cheat, swindle; slay as or like a sacrificial victim; punish unfairly (also victimise)
vic·tim·ize victimizes victimizing victimized in BRIT, also use victimise If someone is victimized, they are deliberately treated unfairly. He felt the students had been victimized because they'd voiced opposition to the government. + victimization vic·timi·za·tion society's cruel victimization of women. to treat someone unfairly because you do not like them, their beliefs, or the race they belong to = pick on
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"