To Devil

1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
2. To annoy or bother.Synonyms: bedevil; annoy
3. To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
4. To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:
   1. To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
   2. To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.
   3. To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.

Usage notes

• UK usage doubles the l in the inflected forms "devilled" and "devilling"; US usage generally does not.