mythologize
[ mi-thol-uh-jahyz ]
verb (used without object),my·thol·o·gized, my·thol·o·giz·ing.
verb (used with object),my·thol·o·gized, my·thol·o·giz·ing.
to make into or explain as a myth; make mythical.
Origin of mythologize
1- Also especially British, my·thol·o·gise .
Other words from mythologize
- my·thol·o·gi·za·tion, noun
- my·thol·o·giz·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for mythologize
mythologize
mythologise
/ (mɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz) /
verb
to tell, study, or explain (myths)
(intr) to create or make up myths
(tr) to convert into a myth
Derived forms of mythologize
- mythologization or mythologisation, noun
- mythologer, mythologizer or mythologiser, noun
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