demonize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make into a demon
    demonise.
    • Power had demonized him

WordNet

De"mon*ize transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by a demon, Gr. .
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Demonized ; present participle & verbal noun Demonizing
Definitions
  1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into.
  2. To control or possess by a demon.

Webster 1913