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demonize

 
Dictionary: de·mon·ize   ('mə-nīz') pronunciation

tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
  1. To turn into or as if into a demon.
  2. To possess by or as if by a demon.
  3. To represent as evil or diabolic: wartime propaganda that demonizes the enemy.
demonization de'mon·i·za'tion (-mə-nĭ-zā'shən) n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make into a demon
  Synonym: demonise


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre til dæmon, fremstille som dæmon

Nederlands (Dutch)
tot demon maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - transformer en démon

Deutsch (German)
v. - verteufeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εμφανίζω ως δαίμονα

Italiano (Italian)
demonizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - endiabrar

Русский (Russian)
демонизировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - convertir en demonio, representar como demonio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra satanisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使成为魔鬼

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使成為魔鬼

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 귀신 들게 하다, 마귀로 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 悪霊にする, 悪霊に取りつかせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحوله الى شيطان, يخضعه الى نفوذ الشياطين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפך לשד, תיאר כשד‬


 
 
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