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my·thol·o·gize
/
mɪˈθɒl
əˌdʒaɪz
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verb,
my·thol·o·gized,
my·thol·o·giz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to classify, explain, or write about
myths
.
2.
to construct or narrate
myths
.
verb (used with object)
3.
to make into or explain as a
myth
;
make mythical.
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Also,
especially British
,
my·thol·o·gise
.
Origin:
1595–1605;
mytholog(y)
+
-ize
;
compare
French
mythologiser
Related forms
my·thol·o·gi·za·tion,
noun
my·thol·o·giz·er,
noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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mythologize
or
mythologise
(mɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz)
—
vb
1.
to tell, study, or explain (myths)
2.
(
intr
) to create or make up myths
3.
(
tr
) to convert into a myth
mythologise
or
mythologise
—
vb
mythologi'zation
or
mythologise
—
n
mythologi'sation
or
mythologise
—
n
my'thologer
or
mythologise
—
n
my'thologizer
or
mythologise
—
n
my'thologiser
or
mythologise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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