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mythologize

[ mi-thol-uh-jahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, my·thol·o·gized, my·thol·o·giz·ing.
  1. to classify, explain, or write about myths.
  2. to construct or narrate myths.


verb (used with object)

, my·thol·o·gized, my·thol·o·giz·ing.
  1. to make into or explain as a myth; make mythical.

mythologize

/ mɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz /

verb

  1. to tell, study, or explain (myths)
  2. intr to create or make up myths
  3. tr to convert into a myth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • myˈthologer, noun
  • myˌthologiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • my·tholo·gi·zation noun
  • my·tholo·gizer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mythologize1

1595–1605; mytholog(y) + -ize; compare French mythologiser
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Example Sentences

Alpha Male, sometimes tearing up when he recounts his many grievances, mythologizes Trump, a leader who survived an assassin’s bullet, an army of prosecutors, 34 felony counts and endless scandal.

But it is still Disney, so expect a little bit of folkloric mythologizing, especially when it comes to company founder Walt Disney.

But “Apocalypse Now” would ultimately go down as one of Cannes’ most mythologized premieres.

The lifestyle afforded by owning a suburban single-family home with a backyard and barbecue has long been mythologized as part of the “California Dream.”

Beletsky, however, was acutely aware of how closely this point in American history is observed — and to no small extent mythologized and sanitized.

From Salon

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