demystify
verb (used with object)
to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify.
demystifier
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a word derived from
demystify.
Example Sentences
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Her candor was an excellent demystifier, and she always resisted promoting fringey pseudoscience.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2016
She’s a demystifier, an explainer of the “truth” beneath the surface of things.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2015
Mr. Lewis is long-form journalism’s great demystifier, a writer whose prose has the remarkable capacity to turn stupefying arcana into plain common sense.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2011
