| English Dictionary |
DEVILISE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does devilise mean?
• DEVILISE (verb)
The verb DEVILISE has 1 sense:
1. turn into a devil or make devilish
Familiarity information: DEVILISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Turn into a devil or make devilish
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
devilise; devilize; diabolise; diabolize
Context example:
Man devilized by war
Hypernyms (to "devilise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"You can't free a fish from water." (English proverb)
"Poverty is a noose that strangles humility and breeds disrespect for God and man." (Native American proverb, Sioux)
"I'm up to it and to any great thing." (Arabic proverb)
"Once a horse is old, ticks and flies flock to it." (Corsican proverb)
"Poverty is a noose that strangles humility and breeds disrespect for God and man." (Native American proverb, Sioux)
"I'm up to it and to any great thing." (Arabic proverb)
"Once a horse is old, ticks and flies flock to it." (Corsican proverb)