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mythicise
myth·i·cize
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ˈmɪθ
əˌsaɪz
/
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-sahyz
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verb (used with object),
myth·i·cized,
myth·i·ciz·ing.
to turn into, treat, or explain as a myth.
Also,
especially British,
myth·i·cise.
Origin:
1830–40;
mythic
+
-ize
Related forms
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),
de·myth·i·cized,
de·myth·i·ciz·ing.
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mythicize
or
mythicise
(ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to make into or treat as a myth
mythicise
or
mythicise
—
vb
mythici'zation
or
mythicise
—
n
mythici'sation
or
mythicise
—
n
'mythicist
or
mythicise
—
n
'mythicizer
or
mythicise
—
n
'mythiciser
or
mythicise
—
n
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mythicize
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