"monsterize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: monsterizes [present, singular, third-person], monsterizing [participle, present], monsterized [participle, past], monsterized [past]
Etymology: From 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. Categories (topical): Horror
    Sense id: en-monsterize-en-verb-IHdyVvgN Disambiguation of Horror: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. To give someone a very bad reputation; demonize, vilify. Categories (topical): Horror
    Sense id: en-monsterize-en-verb-7mjZBAAk Disambiguation of Horror: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monsterise Hyponyms: vampirize, vampirise, zombify Related terms: monsterization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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