What does "victimizing" mean?

present participle and gerund of victimize

What is a synonym for "victimizing"?

Common synonyms include: bamboozle, beat, beguile, beguile of, beset, bilk.

Victimizing

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of victimize form-of, gerund, participle, present

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bamboozle beat beguile beguile of beset bilk

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"Fascists avoid creating public outcry by victimizing groups that are already widely despised. Authoritarians cheer genocide as liberals look the other way because they don't want to appear too sympathetic to unpopular causes."

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