"evilize" meaning in All languages combined

See evilize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: evilizes [present, singular, third-person], evilizing [participle, present], evilized [participle, past], evilized [past]
Etymology: evil + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|evil|ize}} evil + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} evilize (third-person singular simple present evilizes, present participle evilizing, simple past and past participle evilized)
  1. to turn someone or something evil
    Sense id: en-evilize-en-verb-eNGKOGiJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. vilify
    Sense id: en-evilize-en-verb-3xfJymY2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de-evilize

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