Italian

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Etymology

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From demonio +‎ -izzare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.mo.nidˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: de‧mo‧niz‧zà‧re

Verb

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demonizzàre (first-person singular present demonìzzo, first-person singular past historic demonizzài, past participle demonizzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (literary) to demonize (to turn into a demon)
  2. (figurative) to demonize (to describe or represent as evil)
    Antonym: santificare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • demonizzare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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