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demonize
de·mon·ize [ dmə nz ] (past and past participle de·mon·ized, present participle de·mon·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular de·mon·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
cause to appear evil to others: to cause somebody or something to appear evil or threatening in the eyes of others

de·mon·i·za·tion [ dməni záysh'n ] noun
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