mythicize

[ mith-uh-sahyz ]
/ ˈmɪθ əˌsaɪz /

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

to turn into, treat, or explain as a myth.
Also especially British, myth·i·cise.

Origin of mythicize

1830–40; mythic + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM mythicize

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

Words nearby mythicize

British Dictionary definitions for demythicize

mythicize

mythicise

/ (ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make into or treat as a myth

Derived forms of mythicize

mythicization or mythicisation, noun mythicist, mythicizer or mythiciser, noun