monstrify

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verb

To turn into a monster; to portray as monstrous.

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Meanings

verbmonstrify (third-person singular simple present monstrifies, present participle monstrifying, simple past and past participle monstrified)

present singular third person monstrifies · participle present monstrifying · participle past monstrified · past monstrified

  1. transitiveTo turn into a monster; to portray as monstrous.

    And like the police report, newspaper articles also monstrify the Japanese by demonizing kamikaze soldiers: […]

    2020, Axel Gasquet, Gorica Majstorovic, Cultural and Literary Dialogues Between Asia and Latin America, page 129

Origin

From monster + -ify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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