satanizev.
/ˈseɪtn̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈseɪtnˌaɪz/ 1. transitive. To render satanic in character; to turn (a person) into a devil.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [verb (transitive)]
satanize1598
1598 R. Tofte Diuine Poems in Alba sig. I2v Oh let not Sinne my Soule still Satanise.
1646 J. Trapp Brief Comm. John vi. 71 How fearfully was he [sc. Judas] satanized and transformed into a breathing devil.
1696 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. IV. xviii. 71 This Inhabitant..doth satanize sinners to be Rich in Sin, transforming them into His Image of becoming Breathing Devils.
1793 St. James's Chron. 1 Aug. That human nature may in a great measure be Satanized, fatal and dreadful examples have assured us.
1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 592 [Satan] Look'd back upon France; for he sympathized With a nation so thoroughly Satanized.
1918 H. E. Fosdick Meaning of Faith x. 253 Sin satanizes men and sends them out to seduce their fellows.
1940 W. Lowrie tr. S. Kierkegaard Stages on Life's Way 79 I do believe that before long every woman will be satanized by the crazy and defiling self-reflection of fashion, which depraves her more thoroughly than if she were to be seduced.
2001 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 9 Nov. f2 There are..fundamentalists who think fiction about child magicians will satanize innocent minds.
2. transitive. To represent as extremely wicked, cruel, or diabolical; to demonize.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [verb (transitive)] > demonize
diabolize1653
devilizea1656
diabolify1657
demonize1775
satanize1854
bedevil1862
society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > degrade or impair morally [verb (transitive)] > make hellish
demonize1800
infernalize1817
satanize1854
1854 J. Smith Divine Drama Hist. & Civilisation iv. iii. 480 Each of the two Establishments satanises the other, and the law supports them both.
1946 Eng. Jrnl. 35 308/1 By projecting negative values on the scapegoat, by satanizing his enemy, the agitator tries to escape from the battle within himself.
1989 N.Y. Times 26 June c17/5 ‘The real crime against the nation..is to satanize a book and condemn its author,’ Mr. García Márquez said.
2002 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 14 May (Canada & World section) 2 Some American experts on Cuba see the charges as the latest example of official Washington's habit of satanizing the Castro regime.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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