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de⋅mys⋅ti⋅fy

[dee-mis-tuh-fahy]
–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify: to demystify medical procedures.

Origin:
1960–65; de- + mystify


de⋅mys⋅ti⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
de⋅mys⋅ti⋅fi⋅er, noun
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de·mys·ti·fy   (dē-mĭs'tə-fī')   
tr.v.   de·mys·ti·fied, de·mys·ti·fy·ing, de·mys·ti·fies
To make less mysterious; clarify: an autobiography that demystified the career of an eminent physician.
de·mys'ti·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n., de·mys'ti·fi'er n.
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