demonize

[ dee-muh-nahyz ]

/ ˈdi məˌnaɪz /

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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.

Words nearby demonize

demonetize, demoniac, demonian, demonic, demonism, demonize, demono-, demonography, demonolater, demonolatry, demonology

Also especially British, de·mon·ise.

Origin of demonize

1815–25; < Medieval Latin daemonizāre, equivalent to Late Latin daemon demon + -izāre -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM demonize

de·mon·i·za·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for demonize

Some historians say that the Christian church gave Satan horns to demonize the Wiccan faith.
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The proponents of these laws will demonize Muslims while making the case for these measures.
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It possesses the power to both humanize and demonize minority groups.
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Democrats have certainly done their fair share of utilizing the race card in the Obama era to demonize their political opponents.
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You demonize the evil genius and you make the president look weak.
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The tendency to sentimentalize nature has, in our time, largely taken the place of the old tendency to demonize and spiritize it.
Ways of Nature|John Burroughs
His choices free or fetter, elevate or debase, deify or demonize his humanity.
Tablets|Amos Bronson Alcott

British Dictionary definitions for demonize

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

verb (used with object), de·mon·ized, de·mon·iz·ing.

Words related to demonize

Words nearby demonize

Origin of demonize

OTHER WORDS FROM demonize

Examples from the Web for demonize

British Dictionary definitions for demonize

demonise

verb (tr)