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Devilize

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diabolizeverb(archaic) to represent as diabolical

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diabolizeverb(archaic) to represent as diabolical
diabolifyverb(transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
demonizeverb(transitive, figuratively) To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.
villainizeverb(transitive) To represent as a villain.
diaboliseverbAlternative form of diabolize. [(archaic) to represent as diabolical]
outdevilverb(transitive) To surpass in devilry.
demonifyverb(rare, transitive) To demonize.
deviantizeverb(transitive) To make into, or begin to treat as, a deviant.
evilizeverbto turn someone or something evil
monsterizeverbTo make something or someone into a monster.
daemonizeverb(computing) of a computer program or script, to prepare to go in to the background and become a daemon
monstrifyverb(transitive) To turn into a monster; to portray as monstrous.
dæmonizeverbRare spelling of demonize. [(transitive) To turn into a demon.]
dedemonizeverb(transitive, intransitive) To make undemonic; to normalize.
demoniseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of demonize. [(transitive) To turn into a demon.]
villanizeverbObsolete spelling of villainize. [(transitive) To represent as a villain.]
blackwashnoun(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
undevilverb(archaic, transitive) To free from possession by a devil or evil spirit; to exorcise or to make less devilish.
show the cloven footverb(intransitive) To reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it.
villainnoun(fiction) A character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.

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