mythicize
[ mith-uh-sahyz ]
verb (used with object),myth·i·cized, myth·i·ciz·ing.
to turn into, treat, or explain as a myth.
Origin of mythicize
1- Also especially British, myth·i·cise .
Other words from mythicize
- 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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British Dictionary definitions for mythicize
mythicize
mythicise
/ (ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make into or treat as a myth
Derived forms of mythicize
- mythicization or mythicisation, noun
- mythicist, mythicizer or mythiciser, noun
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