mythologize
[ mi-thol-uh-jahyz ]
/ mɪˈθɒl əˌdʒaɪz /
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verb (used without object), my·thol·o·gized, my·thol·o·giz·ing.
verb (used with object), my·thol·o·gized, my·thol·o·giz·ing.
to make into or explain as a myth; make mythical.
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Also especially British, my·thol·o·gise .
Origin of mythologize
OTHER WORDS FROM mythologize
my·thol·o·gi·za·tion, nounmy·thol·o·giz·er, nounWords nearby mythologize
mythoi, mythol., mythologem, mythological, mythologist, mythologize, mythology, mythomane, mythomania, mythopoeia, mythopoeic
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British Dictionary definitions for mythologize
mythologize
mythologise
/ (mɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz) /
verb
to tell, study, or explain (myths)
(intr) to create or make up myths
(tr) to convert into a myth
Derived forms of mythologize
mythologization or mythologisation, nounmythologer, mythologizer or mythologiser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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