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myth⋅i⋅cize

  [mith-uh-sahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -cized, -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
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myth·i·cize   (mĭth'ĭ-sīz')   
tr.v.   myth·i·cized, myth·i·ciz·ing, myth·i·ciz·es

  1. To turn (a person or an event) into myth: mythicizing the American trucker.

  2. To interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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