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- verb Present participle of
demonise .
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Examples
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Viljoen criticised what he called the demonising of the apartheid era.
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He says the feminist movement has over the past 40 years largely succeeded in demonising manliness.
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He says the feminist movement has over the past 40 years largely succeeded in demonising manliness.
March 2006 2006
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Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society, said the poll showed that while eurosceptics had been successful in "demonising" the EU as an institution they had failed to persuade that its work was all bad.
Britons want European Union to assert itself on the global stage 2010
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Ruth Kelly has rejected claims that the government is "demonising" Muslims, after reports it is to ask universities to spy on student suspects.
A Big Stick and a Small Carrot Garry 2006
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Ruth Kelly has rejected claims that the government is "demonising" Muslims, after reports it is to ask universities to spy on student suspects.
Archive 2006-10-01 Garry 2006
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He verbally assaulted the "leftwing, politically correct mafia and politicians" whom he held responsible for "demonising" Pim Fortuyn, the anti-establishment and anti-immigrant politician who was assassinated two years ago.
Europe is Gone UndercoverPunk 2004
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Both Chief Constables agreed that there is a real danger of "demonising" the young in the anti-social behaviour crackdown.
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He verbally assaulted the "leftwing, politically correct mafia and politicians" whom he held responsible for "demonising" Pim Fortuyn, the anti-establishment and anti-immigrant politician who was assassinated two years ago.
Archive 2004-11-01 UndercoverPunk 2004
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Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad has called on the media to stop "demonising" Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, to avoid giving him any excuses if he loses next month's presidential election.
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