Past tense of demonize
regular verb
The past tense of demonize is demonized. The past participle is also demonized.
Forms of demonize
| Base form (V1) | demonize /ˈdiːmənaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | demonized |
| Past participle (V3) | demonized |
| Present participle | demonizing |
| Third person singular | demonizes |
Demonized in a sentence
- Many people disagree with several things society has normalized, some of which are even demonized.2024 May 11, Isabella Sylvester, “18 Things Society Has Demonized That Should Be Considered Normal”, in MSN, archived from the original on...
- It was demonized by Daily Mail Readers getting drunk in naff wine bars.2004, J. J. Connolly, Layer Cake, spoken by XXXX (Daniel Craig). From the entry naff
- The oppressors in turn embraced their victims, whom they had demonized as terrorists.1996, Ruth Hutchison, Peter F. Alexander, Deryck Marshall Schreuder, Africa today: a multi-disciplinary snapshot of the continent in 1995…. From the entry ethnoracialism
- That a woman can be so demonized, so mortified, and still rise to the very top is the greatest revenge.2024, Juliet Eklund, "Miss Americana: Taylor Swift as a Battleground for Feminist Discourse", thesis submitted to the University of…. From the entry Swiftiedom
- We're demonized and criminalized as perverts out to trick and deceive cis hetero men; therefore anything that happens to us, we 'had coming.'2017 November 21, Trish Bendix, quoting Ashlee Marie Preston, “Why it matters that transgender women are speaking out about Jeffrey Tambor…. From the entry cis
Meaning of demonize
- verb To turn into a demon.
- verb To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.
Questions about the past tense of demonize
- What is the past tense of demonize?
- The past tense of demonize is demonized.
- What is the past participle of demonize?
- The past participle of demonize is demonized.
- Is demonize a regular or irregular verb?
- Demonize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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