“demonize”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

demonize

释义

demonize, v.|ˈdiːmənaɪz|
[f. med.L. dæmonizāre: cf. Gr. δαιµονίζ-εσθαι passive, to be possessed by a demon: see -ize.]
1. trans. To make into, or like, a demon; to render demoniacal; to represent as a demon.
1821Examiner 579/1 That subdued superstition, espionage, and persecution..more adequately demonises active hypocrisy and oppression.1879M. D. Conway Demonol. I. i. iv. 26 In Persia the asuras—demonised in India—retained their divinity.1888Morning Post 12 Sept., Where men are brutalized, women are demonized, and children are brought into the world only to be inoculated with corruption.
2. To subject to demoniacal influence.
1864in Webster.1888Sat. Rev. 2 June 674 An alligator becomes ‘demonized’ and works the wicked will of a witch.
Hence ˈdemonized, ˈdemonizing ppl. a.
1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. ii. v. iv, Black demonised squadrons.1857–8Sears Athan. xi. 90 Demonizing passions.1883Monier Williams Relig. Th. in India ix. 234 Tenanted by..demonized spirits of dead men, superhuman beings.

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