DEMONIZE

demonize, demonise

(verb) make into a demon; “Power had demonized him”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

demonize (third-person singular simple present demonizes, present participle demonizing, simple past and past participle demonized)

To turn into a demon.

To describe or represent as evil or diabolic.

Synonyms

• (represent as evil or diabolic): vilify

Source: Wiktionary


De"mon*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Demonizing.] Etym: [Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by a demon, Gr.

1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into.

2. To control or possess by a demon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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