demonize
[dee-muh-nahyz]
- to turn into a demon or make demonlike.
- to subject to the influence of demons.
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Also especially British, de·mon·ise.
Origin of demonize
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Examples from the Web for demonization
Contemporary Examples
“The demonization of black people in popular working-class culture is one way to work through anxieties about class,” Guterl said.
The reasons for the widespread suppression of the official Palestinian demonization of Jews and Israel are easily discernible.
Hazineh Calls for the Murder of Jews and the Mainstream Press Stays SilentMartin Krossel
August 15, 2013
Faced with demonization that he wanted to demolish the welfare state, Romney selected the guy who wrote the plan.
Since its demonization by Ronald Reagan, regulation has been a favorite punching bag for the right.
Michelle Goldberg on the Republican disconnect—and the demonization of an undecided voter.
Historical Examples
Unreflected celebration of technocracy as the sole agent of change must be treated with the same suspicion as its demonization.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
demonize
demonise
- to make into or like a demon
- to subject to demonic influence
- to mark out or describe as evil or culpablethe technique of demonizing the enemy in the run-up to war
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Word Origin and History for demonization
demonize
v.
1821, "to make into a demon" (literally or figuratively), from Medieval Latin daemonizare, from Latin daemon (see demon). Greek daimonizesthai meant "to be possessed by a demon." Related: Demonized; demonizing.
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