Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to demonize
Participle: demonized
Gerund: demonizing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | demonize |
| you | demonize |
| he;she;it | demonizes |
| we | demonize |
| you | demonize |
| they | demonize |
Perfect
| I | have demonized |
| you | have demonized |
| he;she;it | has demonized |
| we | have demonized |
| you | have demonized |
| they | have demonized |
Past
| I | demonized |
| you | demonized |
| he;she;it | demonized |
| we | demonized |
| you | demonized |
| they | demonized |
Pluperfect
| I | had demonized |
| you | had demonized |
| he;she;it | had demonized |
| we | had demonized |
| you | had demonized |
| they | had demonized |
Future
| I | will demonize |
| you | will demonize |
| he;she;it | will demonize |
| we | will demonize |
| you | will demonize |
| they | will demonize |
Future Perfect
| I | will have demonized |
| you | will have demonized |
| he;she;it | will have demonized |
| we | will have demonized |
| you | will have demonized |
| they | will have demonized |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | demonize |
| you | demonize |
| he;she;it | demonize |
| we | demonize |
| you | demonize |
| they | demonize |
Perfect
| I | have demonized |
| you | have demonized |
| he;she;it | have demonized |
| we | have demonized |
| you | have demonized |
| they | have demonized |
Imperfect
| I | demonized |
| you | demonized |
| he;she;it | demonized |
| we | demonized |
| you | demonized |
| they | demonized |
Pluperfect
| I | had demonized |
| you | had demonized |
| he;she;it | had demonized |
| we | had demonized |
| you | had demonized |
| they | had demonized |
Conditional
Present
| I | would demonize |
| you | would demonize |
| he;she;it | would demonize |
| we | would demonize |
| you | would demonize |
| they | would demonize |
Perfect
| I | would have demonized |
| you | would have demonized |
| he;she;it | would have demonized |
| we | would have demonized |
| you | would have demonized |
| they | would have demonized |
Imperative
| you | demonize |
| we | Let's demonize |
| you | demonize |
Verbs conjugated like 'demonize'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'demonize'
daemonize,
dæmonize,
deionize,
demonise,
detonize,
lemonize,
deaminize,
dedemonize,
deionise,
demonetize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to try to diminish the reputation of
- asperse, assassinate, backbite, badmouth, belibel, belittle, besmirch, blaze, blemish, blot, calumniate, calumny, cloud, cut down, defame, denigrate, derogate, detract, discredit, disgrace, disparage, diss, forgab, infamize, libel, monster, reproach, scandal, shit-talk, slander, speak ill of, talk shit, talk shite, talk trash, traduce, trash-talk, vilify, vilipend, vituperate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Medieval Latin daemonizō, from daemon + -izō. Compare Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, “to be possessed by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn, “demon”). By surface analysis, demon + -ize.
Verbs referencing "demonize"
French
démoniser, Chinese, Mandarin
妖魔化, Finnish with old forms
demonisoida.
Sample Sentences
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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:]
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He calls for a “massive, urgent recruitment effort,” which is a fine idea, but one that’s likely to be futile unless we stop demonizing teachers and start paying them fairly. [2022 October 3, Michelle Goldberg, “Boys and Men Are in Crisis Because Society Is”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2023:]
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It brags “we can replace them”—and gaslights and demonizes those who notice and object to being replaced. [2023 July 21, Michael Anton, “The Pessimistic Case for the Future”, in Compact, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2024:]
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Many people disagree with several things society has normalized, some of which are even demonized. Frustratingly, attaching a stigma to perfectly reasonable things makes people feel attacked when they publicly do them. Here are 18 things that society has unfairly demonized that should be considered normal. [2024 May 11, Isabella Sylvester, “18 Things Society Has Demonized That Should Be Considered Normal”, in MSN, archived from the original on 16 May 2024:]