verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To represent as a devil. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

   "He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much as he that should devilize him."

2. 2
   turn into a devil or make devilish wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bedevilbewitchdevilisediabolisediabolizeobsess

Example

More examples

"He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much as he that should devilize him."

Etymology

From devil + -ize.

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