Past tense of victimize
regular verb
The past tense of victimize is victimized. The past participle is also victimized.
Forms of victimize
| Base form (V1) | victimize /ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | victimized |
| Past participle (V3) | victimized |
| Present participle | victimizing |
| Third person singular | victimizes |
Victimized in a sentence
- It appears that once victimized, the risk of revictimization or repeat victimization is greater.2014, Richard Wright, Sex Offender Laws, Second Edition, page 18. From the entry revictimization
- But instead, we discover after a few pages that we have been victimized by the common publisher's trick of “uptitling.”1963, The School Counselor - Volumes 11-13, page 252. From the entry uptitling
- All of this, inspired by hypersensitive simps who never once had to demonstrate that, by reasonable standards, they had been victimized in any way.2009, Michael Graham ·, Redneck Nation: How the South Really Won the War. From the entry simp
Meaning of victimize
- verb To make (someone) a victim or sacrifice.
- verb To punish unjustly.
- verb To swindle or defraud.
Questions about the past tense of victimize
- What is the past tense of victimize?
- The past tense of victimize is victimized.
- What is the past participle of victimize?
- The past participle of victimize is victimized.
- Is victimize a regular or irregular verb?
- Victimize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: victimize (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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