demonize
[ dee-muh-nahyz ]
/ ˈdi məˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), de·mon·ized, de·mon·iz·ing.
to turn into a demon or make demonlike.
to subject to the influence of demons.
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- demonetize,
- demoniac,
- demonian,
- demonic,
- demonism,
- demono-,
- demonography,
- demonolater,
- demonolatry,
- demonology
Also especially British, de·mon·ise.
Origin of demonize
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demonize
demonise
/ (ˈdiːməˌnaɪz) /
verb (tr)
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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demonize
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper