"monsterize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: monsterizes [present, singular, third-person], monsterizing [participle, present], monsterized [participle, past], monsterized [past]
Etymology: monster + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monster|ize}} monster + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} monsterize (third-person singular simple present monsterizes, present participle monsterizing, simple past and past participle monsterized)
  1. To make something or someone into a monster.
    Sense id: en-monsterize-en-verb-IHdyVvgN
  2. To give someone a very bad reputation; demonize, vilify. Categories (topical): Horror
    Sense id: en-monsterize-en-verb-7mjZBAAk Disambiguation of Horror: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monsterise Hyponyms: vampirize, vampirise, zombify Related terms: monsterization

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