"devilize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: devilizes [present, singular, third-person], devilizing [participle, present], devilized [participle, past], devilized [past]
Etymology: From devil + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|devil|ize}} devil + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} devilize (third-person singular simple present devilizes, present participle devilizing, simple past and past participle devilized)
  1. (transitive) To represent as a devil. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Synonyms: devilise [UK]
    Sense id: en-devilize-en-verb-IZFaiwuo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Oxford spellings

Inflected forms

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