demonize
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin daemonizō, from daemon + -izō. Compare Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, “to be possessed by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn, “demon”). By surface analysis, demon + -ize.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
demonize (third-person singular simple present demonizes, present participle demonizing, simple past and past participle demonized)
Synonyms[edit]
- (represent as evil or diabolic): vilify
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
turn into a demon
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describe or represent as evil
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Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
demonize
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of demonizar: