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mythicize

[ mith-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, myth·i·cized, myth·i·ciz·ing.
  1. to turn into, treat, or explain as a myth.


mythicize

/ ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to make into or treat as 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

  • ˈmythicist, noun
  • ˌmythiciˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • mythi·ci·zation noun
  • mythi·cizer noun
  • de·mythi·ci·zation noun
  • de·mythi·cize verb (used with object) demythicized demythicizing
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mythicize1

1830–40; mythic ( def ) + -ize

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