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myth⋅i⋅fy

[mith-uh-fahy]
–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
to create a myth about (a person, place, tradition, etc.); cause to become a myth.

Origin:
1905–10; myth + -ify


myth⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion [mith-uh-fi-key-shuhn] , noun
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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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