diabolize

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verb

to represent as diabolical

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Meanings

verbdiabolize (third-person singular simple present diabolizes, present participle diabolizing, simple past and past participle diabolized)

present singular third person diabolizes · participle present diabolizing · participle past diabolized · past diabolized · alternative diabolise

  1. archaicto represent as diabolical

Synonyms & antonyms

verbturn into a devil or make devilish

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Origin

  1. Frenchdiaboliser
  2. Englishdiabolize

From French diaboliser.

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APA

diabolize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diabolize

MLA

“diabolize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diabolize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diabolize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diabolize.

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