mythify

[mith-uh-fahy]

verb (used with object), myth·i·fied, myth·i·fy·ing.

to create a myth about (a person, place, tradition, etc.); cause to become a myth.

Origin:
1905–10; myth + -ify

Related forms

myth·i·fi·ca·tion

[mith-uh-fi-key-shuhn] , noun

de·myth·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

de·myth·i·fy, verb (used with object), de·myth·i·fied, de·myth·i·fy·ing.

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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon

Main Entry:	mythify
Part of Speech:	v
Definition:	to create a myth about someone or something; mythicize, to cause to become a myth
Example:	Many of us mythify the power of the technological realm.

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