Victimize is usually used without a following preposition. By and in may appear in passive or adverbial structures, but they are not standard complements after the verb.
Victimize usually takes a direct object: victimize someone. In passive clauses, by introduces the agent, as in was victimized by scammers. In can introduce a situation or context, not a complement selected by victimize.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Victimize most commonly takes a direct object without a preposition.
In passive clauses, by introduces the person or group responsible.
In introduces the situation where the victimization happened. It is not a fixed complement after victimize.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Victimize normally takes a direct object in active clauses.
✕ They victimized by local families. ✓ They victimized local families.In adds context rather than completing the verb itself.
✕ The company victimized in employees. ✓ The company victimized employees.Victimize is a verb; victim is usually a noun.
✕ Scammers victim many people. ✓ Scammers victimize many people.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Only in passive structures such as was victimized by someone. It is not the normal active pattern.
In can describe the setting or context, but it is not a standard fixed combination after the verb.
No. It can refer to unfair treatment, exploitation, discrimination, or abuse more generally.
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