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Definition of Diabolise
1. Verb. Turn into a devil or make devilish. "Man devilized by war"
Exact synonyms: Devilise, Devilize, Diabolize
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Devil, Devil, Devil
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Devil, Devil, Devil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diabolise
Literary usage of Diabolise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The People's Bible: Discourses Upon Holy Scripture by Joseph Parker (1891)
"We have sinned at every point, we have left no finger clean; no hair upon the
head but is a witness against us that we have tried to debase and diabolise ..."
2. Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway (1879)
"It would harmonise well with the Persian tendency to diabolise Indian gods, that
they should note the lustful character occasionally ascribed to Agni in the ..."
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