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DEVILISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does devilise mean? 

DEVILISE (verb)
  The verb DEVILISE has 1 sense:

1. turn into a devil or make devilishplay

  Familiarity information: DEVILISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEVILISE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn into a devil or make devilish

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

devilise; devilize; diabolise; diabolize

Context example:

Man devilized by war

Hypernyms (to "devilise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something on somebody


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