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mythologize

[ mi-thol-uh-jahyz ]
/ mɪˈθɒl əˌdʒaɪz /
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verb (used without object), my·thol·o·gized, my·thol·o·giz·ing.
to classify, explain, or write about myths.
to construct or narrate myths.
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

1595–1605; mytholog(y) + -ize; compare French mythologiser

OTHER WORDS FROM mythologize

my·thol·o·gi·za·tion, nounmy·thol·o·giz·er, noun
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How to use mythologize in a sentence

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, noun
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