demystify
verb (used with object)
to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify.
have demystified
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present perfectof demystify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Other recent studies have demystified the complexity of the feline mind, its behaviors and our relationship with them.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023
Though business journalists have demystified the formula driving the Columbia Record & Tape Club, I remain hypnotized.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2020
Their inclusion in Jakarta's political process seemed to have "demystified" their allure, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2011
A few teams have demystified Mendis, but England have only ever faced him once so that's probably a smart move.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2010
When today's children are adults, their experience of growing up with a gay parent, or having a childhood acquaintance who did, is apt to have demystified for many the otherness of gays.
From Time Magazine Archive
