mysticize

[ mis-tuh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, mys·ti·cized, mys·ti·ciz·ing.

1. to make mystical; give mystical meaning to:

   to mysticize natural phenomena.

verb (used without object)

, mys·ti·cized, mys·ti·ciz·ing.

1. to speak or write on mystical subjects.

Other Words From

• un·mysti·cize verb (used with object) unmysticized unmysticizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of mysticize¹

First recorded in 1670–80; mystic + -ize