"to make into a demon" (literally or figuratively), 1778, from demon + -ize or else from Medieval Latin daemonizare. Greek daimonizesthai meant "to be under the power of a tutelary deity," in the New Testament, "to be possessed by a demon." Also demonise. Related: Demonized; demonizing; demonization (1799).
Power had demonized him
demoness
demonetization
demonetize
demoniac
demonic
demonize
demonology
demonstrable
demonstrate
demonstration
demonstrative
