What is "devilize"

Devilize \Dev"il*ize\, v. t. To make a devil of. [R.]

He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much as he that should devilize him.
--Bp. Hall.

vb. (context transitive English) To represent as a devil.

v. turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war" [syn: devilise, diabolize, diabolise]