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demonize

de·mo·nize

UK/ˈdiːmənaɪz/ US/ˈdimʌˌnaɪz/ uncommon

verb

1.

make into a demon

  • “Power had demonized him”
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Origin

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.

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