DEVILIZE

devilize, devilise, diabolize, diabolise

(verb) turn into a devil or make devilish; “Man devilized by war”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Dev"il*ize, v. t.

Definition: To make a devil of. [R.] He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much as he that should devilize him. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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