demonize

UK: /ˈdiːmənaɪz/ US: (dē′mə nīz′)

Inflections of 'demonize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

demonizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

demonizing

v pres p (US & UK)

demonized

v past (US & UK)

demonized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•mon•ize  (dē′mə nīz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to turn into a demon or make demonlike.
2. to subject to the influence of demons.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de′mon•ise′. 

• Medieval Latin daemonizāre, equivalent. to Late Latin daemon demon + -izāre -ize
• 1815–25

de′mon•i•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

demonize, demonise / ˈdiːməˌnaɪz/ verb (transitive)

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