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Definition of Demonize
1. Verb. Make into a demon. "Power had demonized him"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Demonisation, Demon, Demon, Demonization
Definition of Demonize
1. v. t. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into.
Definition of Demonize
1. Verb. (American spelling) To turn into a demon. ¹
2. Verb. (American spelling) To describe or represent as evil or diabolic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Demonize
1. to make a demon of [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demonize
Literary usage of Demonize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Moon-o-theism: A Study of Mideast Moon-God Religionsby Yoel Natan by Yoel Natan (2006)
"And you shouldn't demonize all Muslims on account of Al-Qaeda," as though a Danish
newspaper printing harmless cartoons is somehow remotely comparable to ..."
2. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy: Ed. by Wm. T. Harris edited by William Torrey Harris (1867)
"... deify or demonize his humanity. Superior to all forces is a spirit within,
doing or defying all determinations of his, and holding him fast to the ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1819)
"In league with Hell, to demonize man‘Ftse Noble Fabric which your Sires have,
rais'd, By Nations envied, imitated, prais'd5! Without the fixed resolve, ..."
4. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
"... and revaluation of meaning in present-day circumstances, a Buddhist nationalism
became intolerant of difference and, indeed, was able to demonize it. ..."
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