mythicize

[ mith-uh-sahyz ]

/ ˈmɪθ əˌsaɪz /

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verb (used with object), myth·i·cized, myth·i·ciz·ing.

to turn into, treat, or explain as a myth.

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Also especially British, myth·i·cise .

Origin of mythicize

1830–40; mythic + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM mythicize

myth·i·ci·za·tion, nounmyth·i·ciz·er, nounde·myth·i·ci·za·tion, nounde·myth·i·cize, verb (used with object), de·myth·i·cized, de·myth·i·ciz·ing.

Words nearby mythicize

mystify, mystique, Mysuru, myth, mythical, mythicize, mythify, mythmaker, mytho-, mythoclast, mythogenic

British Dictionary definitions for mythicize

mythicize

mythicise

/ (ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make into or treat as a myth

Derived forms of mythicize

mythicization or mythicisation, nounmythicist, mythicizer or mythiciser, noun

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