| 单词 |
devilize |
| 释义 |
devilize, v.|ˈdɛv(ə)laɪz|
[f. devil n. + -ize.]
1. trans. To make a devil of; to render devilish in character. (Cf. canonize.)
1624Bp. Hall Rem. Wks. (1660) 13 He that should deify a Saint should wrong him as much as he that should Divellize him. 1888Chicago Advance 12 Apr. 232 The native heathenism of the Dark Continent devilized by rum from the lands of Christendom.
†2. intr. To play the devil; to act as a devil.
1647Ward Simp. Cobler 48 The worst they [Englishmen] doe, is to keep their Kings from Divelizing, and themselves from Assing. 1720T. Gordon Cordial for Low Spirits 69 Let loose his inclinations, and devilized with all his might.
Hence ˈdevilized ppl. a., converted into a devil, rendered devilish.
1701J. Flavel Husb. Spirit. (1770) 282 How full of devils and devilized men is this lower world. 1726De Foe Hist. Devil (1822) 208 To consider human nature devilized. 1890J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ I. 238 The highest and most reputable members of society..have come through a devilized line of ancestry. |
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