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demythologized

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de⋅my⋅thol⋅o⋅gize

  [dee-mi-thol-uh-jahyz] verb, -gized, -giz⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding: to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners.
2. to make less mysterious or mythical so as to give a more human character to: to demythologize the presidency.
–verb (used without object)
3. to separate mythological, legendary, or apocryphal elements from a writing, work of art, historical figure, etc.
Use demythologized in a Sentence
Also, especially British, de⋅my⋅thol⋅o⋅gise.

Origin:
1945–50; de- + mythologize

Related forms:
de⋅my⋅thol⋅o⋅gi⋅za⋅tion, noun
de⋅my⋅thol⋅o⋅giz⋅er, noun
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de·my·thol·o·gize   (dē'mĭ-thŏl'ə-jīz')   
tr.v.   de·my·thol·o·gized, de·my·thol·o·giz·ing, de·my·thol·o·giz·es

  1. To rid of mythological elements in order to discover the underlying meaning: demythologize biblical legends.

  2. To remove the mysterious or mythical aspects from: "providing an antiheroic age with heroes suitably demythologized, yet also grand" (John Simon).

de'my·thol'o·gi·za'tion (-jĭ-zā'shən) n., de'my·thol'o·giz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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