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diabolify

diabolify verb: to ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.

Verb

diabolify (third-person singular simple present diabolifies, present participle diabolifying, simple past and past participle diabolified)

  1. (transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
    • a. 1658, Anthony Farindon, a sermon
      One faction turneth them againſt another; the Lutherane againſt the Calviniſt, and diabolifieth him

Forms of diabolify

third-person singular presentdiabolifies
present participlediabolifying
past participlediabolified
pastdiabolified

Origin of diabolify

From Latin diabolus (“devil”) + -fy.

Questions about diabolify

What does diabolify mean?
Diabolify means to ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
What part of speech is diabolify?
Diabolify is a verb.
What is the past tense of diabolify?
The past tense of diabolify is diabolified.

Words near diabolify in the dictionary

  1. diabolically
  2. diabolicalness
  3. diabolick
  4. diabolified
  5. diabolifies
  6. diabolify
  7. diabolifying
  8. diabolise
  9. diabolised
  10. diabolises
  11. diabolising

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