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diabolify, v.|daɪəˈbɒlɪfaɪ| [f. L. diabolus devil + -fy.] trans. To make a devil of; to figure as a devil.
1647A. Farindon Serm. 59 (L.) The Lutheran [turns] against the Calvinist, and diabolifies him. 1813J. Forsyth Excurs. Italy 222 Dante's devils, his Minos and his Charon diabolified. Hence diabolifiˈcation.
1893Pall Mall Mag. II. 346/1 Apotheosis is still with us, and diabolification (if I may coin such a word). |