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demonize

[ dee-muh-nahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, de·mon·ized, de·mon·iz·ing.

to misrepresent (someone or something) as thoroughly evil or contemptible; malign:
He’s grown used to demonizing his opponents, replacing their true identities and arguments with easily despised caricatures.
“There’s no reason to demonize plastic,” she said, “but I agree that it’s grossly overused.”
to subject to the influence of demons.

demonize

/ ˈdiːməˌnaɪz /

to make into or like a demon
to subject to demonic influence
to mark out or describe as evil or culpable
the technique of demonizing the enemy in the run-up to war

First recorded in 1815–25; from Medieval Latin daemonizāre, equivalent to Late Latin daemon demon + -izāre -ize

Some historians say that the Christian church gave Satan horns to demonize the Wiccan faith.

But if we showed all that stuff, people would instantly demonize the film.

The proponents of these laws will demonize Muslims while making the case for these measures.

It possesses the power to both humanize and demonize minority groups.

Democrats have certainly done their fair share of utilizing the race card in the Obama era to demonize their political opponents.

His choices free or fetter, elevate or debase, deify or demonize his humanity.

The tendency to sentimentalize nature has, in our time, largely taken the place of the old tendency to demonize and spiritize it.

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