Word: villainizes
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: vi
llai
ni
zes
Definition: Third-person singular of villainize. To represent as a villain.
Morphemes:
Affix: villain
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: villa
Language: la
Decoded: villa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a city
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.