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.

Origin of mythicize

1
1830–40; mythic + -ize
  • 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
  1. (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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