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DEVILIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does devilize mean? 

DEVILIZE (verb)
  The verb DEVILIZE has 1 sense:

1. turn into a devil or make devilishplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


DEVILIZE (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 "devilize" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something on somebody

Derivation:

devil (an evil supernatural being)

Devil ((Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell)

devil (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)


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