demystify
verb (used with object)
to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify.
demystified
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past participleof demystify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof demystify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
demystifyverb (used with object)to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify.
Example Sentences
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But since the early 2000s, tattoos have been steadily "demystified" through a combination of celebrities and popular TV shows such as Tattoo Fixers and London Ink, says Rees.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Other recent studies have demystified the complexity of the feline mind, its behaviors and our relationship with them.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023
Whereas most weird quantum behaviors are demystified by thinking of small particles as waves instead of minuscule balls, genuine quantum weirdness arises when you measure a quantum object.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 12, 2023
“Hypnosis demystified is just a matter of shifting your brainwave patterns so they slow down and you’re more receptive to positive change, and accessing the imagination, which is the porthole to your subconscious,” Heuer says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
He has deconstructed the content of the game, demystified the technology of its interface and now feels ready to open the codes and turn the game into a do-it-yourself activity.
From Open Source Democracy by Douglas Rushkoff
