Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To turn into or as if into a demon.
- transitive verb To possess by or as if by a demon.
- transitive verb To represent as evil or diabolic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To subject to the influence of demons; make like a demon; render demoniacal or diabolical.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into.
- transitive verb To control or possess by a demon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb American To turn into a
demon . - verb American To
describe orrepresent asevil ordiabolic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make into a demon
Etymologies
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Examples
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And, as no doubt Jamie Dimon (the articulate and very well connected head of JP Morgan Chase) already told Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner over the weekend, if we "demonize" our big banks in this fashion, it will undermine our economic recovery and could weaken financial stability around the world.
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In the letter, which has no names attached to it, the authors praise Pelosi as a "historic figure in our great nation" but warn that Republicans will continue to "demonize" her and scare off potential Democratic candidates.
Report: Defeated Dems writing letter asking Pelosi to step down Matt DeLong 2010
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RNC chair Michael Steele took to the airwaves on Tuesday to demand that the Obama administration not "demonize" and "demagogue" the financial sector, lest it ice a major engine of job creation in this country.
Steele To Obama (Tuesday): Stop Demonizing Wall Street. RNC (Monday): Crack The Whip 2010
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Davis discounted the effectiveness of Democrats trying to "demonize" their opponents by using the "choice" argument in a broad spectrum of races.
Martin Frost, Tom Davis say House majority is in play this fall 2010
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Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue fumed that the attack was an attempt to "demonize" the 100-year-old trade association.
White House To Business: Can't We Be Friends? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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And, as no doubt Jamie Dimon (the articulate and very well connected head of JP Morgan Chase) already told Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner over the weekend, if we "demonize" our big banks in this fashion, it will undermine our economic recovery and could weaken financial stability around the world.
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Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue fumed that the attack was an attempt to "demonize" the 100-year-old trade association.
White House To Business: Can't We Be Friends? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Carl Bernstein's book quotes Sen. Bill Bradley that Hillary Clinton told him she planned to "demonize" anyone in Congress who opposed her healthcare plan.
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She told both Bill Bradley and Patrick Moynihan, key votes needed to pass her legislation, that she would 'demonize' anyone who opposed it.
Obama Directly Attacks Bill's Presidency, Blames It For Massive Dem Losses 2009
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She told those who wanted to make amendments to her plan that she would "demonize" those who were not with her.
Poll: More Dems Think Hillary, Not Obama, Will Bring Change 2009
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