evilize

evil +‎ -ize

evilize (third-person singular simple present evilizes, present participle evilizing, simple past and past participle evilized)

1. to turn someone or something evil
   • 2013, Skylanders Swap Force PlayStation 4 Review, Gameranx:

     As it happens, an evil dude named Chaos has plans to take over the Skylands. To that end, Chaos engineers a series of machines called the ‘evilizers’ (yes, evilizers, not making this up), which have the propensity to morph normal creatures into evil versions thereof. His plan is to evilize just one of the four great Elemental spirits who control the magic of the Skylands so he can corrupt a volcano which erupts once every umpteen years and fill the entirety of the Skylands with evil.

   • 2015, Hawk Moth, “The Bubbler”, in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, episode 1:

     Desperate to help his friend, but feeling powerless. How frustrating! It won't be long before frustration turns to anger! Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him.

   • 2017, Metastatic breast cancer cells use hedgehog to 'evilize' docile neighbors, Science Daily:
2. vilify
   • 2015, FBI Uses National Security as Excuse to Suppress Muslim-Americans, Sputnik International:

     The FBI is making an effort to “evilize” Islam, Siblani explained, by implying that Muslim-Americans are killers.

• de-evilize