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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Also especially British, de·mon·ise .
Origin of demonize
OTHER WORDS FROM demonize
de·mon·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby demonize
demonetize, demoniac, demonian, demonic, demonism, demonize, demono-, demonography, demonolater, demonolatry, demonology
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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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