demonize

• daemonise (British)
• daemonize (chiefly UK)
• dæmonize (rare)
• demonise (British)

From Medieval Latin daemonizō, from daemon +‎ -izō. Compare Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, “to be possessed by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn, “demon”). By surface analysis, demon +‎ -ize.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːmənaɪz/

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demonize (third-person singular simple present demonizes, present participle demonizing, simple past and past participle demonized)

1. To turn into a demon.
2. To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.

• (represent as evil or diabolic): vilify

• demonization