Meaning of "demonize" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF DEMONIZE

demonize  [ˈdiːməˌnaɪz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMONIZE

Demonize is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb demonize in English.

WHAT DOES DEMONIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Demonization

Demonization or Demonisation is the reinterpretation of polytheistic deities as evil, lying demons by other religions, generally monotheistic and henotheistic ones. The term has since been expanded to refer to any characterization of individuals, groups, or political bodies as evil.

Definition of demonize in the English dictionary

The first definition of demonize in the dictionary is to make into or like a demon. Other definition of demonize is to subject to demonic influence. Demonize is also to mark out or describe as evil or culpable.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEMONIZE

PRESENT

Present

I demonize

you demonize

he/she/it demonizes

we demonize

you demonize

they demonize

Present continuous

I am demonizing

you are demonizing

he/she/it is demonizing

we are demonizing

you are demonizing

they are demonizing

Present perfect

I have demonized

you have demonized

he/she/it has demonized

we have demonized

you have demonized

they have demonized

Present perfect continuous

I have been demonizing

you have been demonizing

he/she/it has been demonizing

we have been demonizing

you have been demonizing

they have been demonizing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I demonized

you demonized

he/she/it demonized

we demonized

you demonized

they demonized

Past continuous

I was demonizing

you were demonizing

he/she/it was demonizing

we were demonizing

you were demonizing

they were demonizing

Past perfect

I had demonized

you had demonized

he/she/it had demonized

we had demonized

you had demonized

they had demonized

Past perfect continuous

I had been demonizing

you had been demonizing

he/she/it had been demonizing

we had been demonizing

you had been demonizing

they had been demonizing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will demonize

you will demonize

he/she/it will demonize

we will demonize

you will demonize

they will demonize

Future continuous

I will be demonizing

you will be demonizing

he/she/it will be demonizing

we will be demonizing

you will be demonizing

they will be demonizing

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

Future perfect continuous

I will have been demonizing

you will have been demonizing

he/she/it will have been demonizing

we will have been demonizing

you will have been demonizing

they will have been demonizing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would demonize

you would demonize

he/she/it would demonize

we would demonize

you would demonize

they would demonize

Conditional continuous

I would be demonizing

you would be demonizing

he/she/it would be demonizing

we would be demonizing

you would be demonizing

they would be demonizing

Conditional perfect

I would have demonize

you would have demonize

he/she/it would have demonize

we would have demonize

you would have demonize

they would have demonize

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been demonizing

you would have been demonizing

he/she/it would have been demonizing

we would have been demonizing

you would have been demonizing

they would have been demonizing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you demonize
we let´s demonize
you demonize

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to demonize

Past participle

demonized

Present Participle

demonizing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF DEMONIZE

Find out the translation of demonize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of demonize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demonize» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 妖魔化
• Translator English - Spanish: demonizar
• English: demonize
• Translator English - Hindi: demonize
• Translator English - Arabic: شيطنة
• Translator English - Russian: демонизировать
• Translator English - Portuguese: demonizar
• Translator English - Bengali: demonize
• Translator English - French: diaboliser
• Translator English - Malay: Jahat
• Translator English - German: dämonisieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 悪魔化する
• Translator English - Korean: 악마
• Translator English - Javanese: Demonize
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phỉ báng
• Translator English - Tamil: demonize
• Translator English - Marathi: भ्रांत करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: şeytanlaştırmak
• Translator English - Italian: demonizzare
• Translator English - Polish: demonizować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: демонізувати
• Translator English - Romanian: demonizare
• Translator English - Greek: δαιμονοποιούν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: demoniseer
• Translator English - Swedish: demonize
• Translator English - Norwegian: demonisere

10 QUOTES WITH «DEMONIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word demonize.

1

Chris Christie

Insisting that we must tax and take and demonize those who have already achieved the American Dream. That may turn out to be a good re-election strategy for President Obama, but is a demoralizing message for America.

2

Stacey Dash

We need to be united, and we all need to understand that we're all capable of achieving the American dream. And, but that has to be something that is self-realized. And also, to demonize someone for achieving the American dream is unfair.

3

Norman Finkelstein

I don't feel particularly attached to Israel - 'nationalism,' as Noam Chomsky said, 'is not my cup of tea' - but I feel no particular need to demonize it.

4

Steve Forbes

I think the idea of trying to demonize Governor Romney's going to backfire. Their attempts so far have failed pretty outstandingly and I think at the end of the day, people are going to say, 'what was Obama's record?' Governor Romney's got pro-growth Reaganesque proposals on the table.

5

Foster Friess

If we really want to cherish religious freedom, people who want to believe that same-sex marriage should take place, they have a right to believe that, and people who want to believe it's inappropriate, we should not demonize those people - if we really believe in religious liberty.

6

Henry Giroux

The mainstream media spins stories that are largely racist, violent, and irresponsible - stories that celebrate power and demonize victims, all the while camouflaging its pedagogical influence under the cheap veneer of entertainment.

7

Jasmine Guy

People in power need to control others in order to maintain power. One of the ways to do that is to take that which is threatening and demonize it.

8

Tim Kaine

You see Democrats who will demonize business. I don't do that. You see Republicans who demonize labor. I don't do that.

9

Barbara Kruger

I think people have to set up little battles. They have to demonize people whom they disagree with or feel threatened by. But it's the ideological framing of the debate that scares me.

10

Stacy London

Fashion is an industry to make money. It plays into human psychology. We want to belong, we want to be loved. I'm not trying to demonize the fashion industry - I love the fashion industry - but style is about taking the control out of the industry's hand and having you decide what works for you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMONIZE»

Discover the use of demonize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demonize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Culture of Cruelty: How America's Elite Demonize the Poor, ...

Forthcoming: A scalding indictment of how the wealthy influence the national economy, politics, and media to disadvantage those already less fortunate.

Tim Wise, 2014

The Great Satan Vs. the Mad Mullahs: How the United States ...

Exposes the hostile U.S.-Iranian relationship as the result of a pervasive yet unnecessary mutual demonization, full of vengeful myth mongering and retribution for past injuries, not the result of an actual mutual threat.

William O. Beeman, 2008

Evil Men

In other words, we must and must not demonize them. We must not demonize because to demonize is to adopt a stance that shares features with the demonic: namely, a dismissal of the other's full humanity. This is no mere theoretical concern.

James Dawes, 2013

Jesus > Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying ...

The problem with idolatry, though, is that whatever you idolize, you then demonize the opposite. So you can tell if people idolize politics by whether or not they demonize the opposite side of the aisle. Sure, a Republican can disagree and ...

Jefferson Bethke, 2013

Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures

To demonize is to make someone or something demonic, to say that it has been put under the in- fluence of a demon. To demonize something is to infer that it is evil. Sources: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Advanced Learner's ...

Theresa Bane, 2012

Liars! Cheaters! Evildoers!: Demonization and the End of ...

Demonization is both a consequence and a contributor to political polarization in America today, and for that reason it merits a more focused and broadly based analysis than it has received. Defining Demonization To demonize, the dictionary  ...

Tom DeLuca, John Buell, 2005

A Whosoever Church: Welcoming Lesbians and Gay Men Into ...

But it does mean that I will not demonize you, because when I demonize you I lose hope. When I demonize you, I've created a wall of enemies and given over to the power and principalities that will take us in the direction that I don't intend to  ...

Gary David Comstock, 2001

Cinderella Story: A Scholarly Sketchbook about Race, ...

Cone servatives demonize those they mark as liberals; liberals demonize those who identify themselves as conservatives. The normal demonize those outside their normality. When we demonize others, when we say “they can never be like us ...

James Haywood Rolling Jr., 2010

"The Sons of Pigs and Apes": Muslim Antisemitism and the ...

The problem, then, is not that Western Jews demonize all criticism of Israel; that they do not is obvious. The problem is that parts of the Western Left seek to demonize and discredit all support for Israel. For example, the well-known Italian  ...

Neil J. Kressel, 2012

Three Approaches to Abortion: A Thoughtful and Compassionate ...

You don't have to demonize your opponents to disagree with them on a controversial issue like this. I: I don't demonize pro-choicers. I don't even demonize abortionists. But I demonize abortion. Because I don't is abortion agree with you that ...

Peter Kreeft, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMONIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demonize is used in the context of the following news items.

Operation Entebbe: When Jewish Life Meant Something

You don't need a Kurt Waldheim to demonize Israel after the “Raid on Entebbe.” The United Nations remains the primary international forum for ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»

How clergy abuse survivors have changed history

It is, however, direct opposition to church leaders, policies or practices that enable the perpetrators of sexual abuse and demonize the victims. «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»

New Column!

Not while so many Americans still demonize the joy of so many people's lives: sweet, sweet heroin. Now, before you automatically dismiss the ... «The Portland Mercury, Jul 15»

Despite failure, keep reaching for stars

The immediate reaction by many was to criticize and demonize the space program and plans for future unmanned and manned missions. «Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jul 15»

Green and Goal

If they had, Fox News and The Oregonian surely would have seized the chance to demonize weed. Now that the seal has been broken, ... «Willamette Week, Jul 15»

The United States, Israel, and the "Anti-Semitic" Iran (Part 1)

... the opponents of the nuclear agreement and in particular Israel have been trying to demonize Iran. The phenomenon is nothing new, but has ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Iran Deal Good for Regional Peace

Some demonize Iran, and others make outlandish claims about the “true” intentions and ambitions of the Islamic Republic. The nuclear ... «Antiwar.com, Jul 15»

Hey Salon, lying about Live Action bloggers is a bad move

But never mind moral contemplation; there's a pro-life blogger to demonize! Naturally, a leading “life” based site has seized upon Dragnic's ... «Live Action News, Jul 15»

The price of hate speech

The language he used to explain why he killed them is exactly the same language used over the centuries to demonize and vilify a people so ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»

Sugar-coating socialism: Don't fall for it

Do they target and demonize Sanders as a candidate “who can never win”? Or do they elevate him and focus on his platform (which they all ... «WND.com, Jul 15»