Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense demonizes, present participle demonizing, past tense, past participle demonizedregional note: in BRIT, also use demonise
verb
If people demonize someone, they convince themselves that that person is evil.
Each side began to demonize the other. [VERB noun]
demonize in British English
or 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
demonize in American English
(ˈdimənˌaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdemonˌized or ˈdemonˌizing
1.
a.
to make into a demon
b.
to characterize or conceive of as evil, cruel, inhuman, etc.