Definition
To make devilish or wicked; to corrupt morally or turn to evil.
Etymology
From 'en-' (prefix meaning 'to cause to be') + 'devil' (Middle English from Latin 'diabolus'). This archaic construction mirrors modern verbs like 'embolden' or 'enliven,' using 'en-' to convert a noun into a causative verb.
Kelly Says
Medieval English loved 'en-' verbs—endevil, enrage, enchant—stacking prefixes to create vivid action words, most of which vanished from English except in historical texts and fantasy fiction.
Translations
CACatalà
demoníac
dəmɔˈniak
CSČeština
ďábelský
ɟaːbɛlskiː
DADansk
djevelsk
jɛːˀʊlsk
DEDeutsch
teuflisch
tɔʏflɪʃ
ELΕλληνικά
διαβολικός
diavolikós
ESEspañol
diabólico
di.aˈboliko
FISuomi
paholainen
paholainen
FRFrançais
démoniaque
dɛmɔn.jak
IDBahasa Indonesia
setan
sɛtan
ITItaliano
diabolico
di.aˈbɔːliko
MSBahasa Melayu
syaitan
ʃa.ja.tan
NLNederlands
duivels
dœyvəls
NONorsk
djevelsk
jɛːvɛlsk
PLPolski
diabelski
dʲaˈbɛlskʲi
PTPortuguês
diabólico
di.aˈbɔliku
RORomână
diabolic
di.aˈbolik
RUРусский
дьявольский
dʲjavolʲskij
SVSvenska
djävulsk
jɛːvʊlsk
SWKiswahili
shetani
ʃe.tani
TAதமிழ்
சாத்தானிய
cāttāṇiya
TEతెలుగు
శాతానుక
śātānuka
THไทย
ชั่วร้าย
t͡ɕʰuːa rāi
UKУкраїнська
диявольський
dʲjavolʲsʲkyj
VITiếng Việt
ác quỷ
ak kui
ZUZU
isithathaphi
isithathaphi