daemonise
UK/ˈdiːmənaɪz/
daemonise is the archaic spelling of demonize.
Meaning of demonize
Verb
demonize (third-person singular simple present demonizes, present participle demonizing, simple past and past participle demonized)
- To turn into a demon.
- To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.
- President Trump has seized on the response in the streets to police brutality against Black men and women to bolster his re-election campaign, employing provocative and sometimes incendiary language and images to incite his followers, demonize his opponents or both.2020 September 1, Peter Baker, “Trump has a long history of language that incites and demonizes.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2020
- Synonyms:
- monster, monsterize, vilify, villainize, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel
Forms of daemonise
| third-person singular present | daemonises |
|---|---|
| present participle | daemonising |
| past participle | daemonised |
| past | daemonised |
Origin of daemonise
From Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, “to be possessed by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn, “demon”).
Questions about daemonise
- What is daemonise the archaic spelling of?
- Daemonise is the archaic spelling of demonize.
- How do you pronounce daemonise?
- Daemonise is pronounced /ˈdiːmənaɪz/ (UK).
Words near daemonise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: daemonise (page history and authors); demonize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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