mythicize

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/ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz/

verb

To make into a myth.

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mythifymythicisemythologizemythologise
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Meanings

verbmythicize (third-person singular simple present mythicizes, present participle mythicizing, simple past and past participle mythicized)

present singular third person mythicizes · participle present mythicizing · participle past mythicized · past mythicized

  1. transitiveTo make into a myth.
  2. transitiveTo interpret in terms of mythology.

Synonyms & antonyms

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mythify

verbinterpret as a myth or in terms of mythology

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mythicise
Broader
interpretconstruesee

verbmake into a myth

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mythologizemythologisemythicise
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changealtermodify
Also see
mythizemythologize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mythic + -ize.

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Translations

French mythifier, mythiser
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Italian mitizzare
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Romanian mitiza
  • mitizaTranslations
Spanish mitificar
  • mitificarTranslations
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APA

mythicize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythicize

MLA

“mythicize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythicize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mythicize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythicize.

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