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verb
To interpret (a story etc.) as mythological; to explain the symbolic meaning of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To construct a myth or mythology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To make (something or someone) into a myth; to create a legend about.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
make into a myth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mythologise, mythicize, mythicise
Antonyms: demythologize
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
construct a myth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mythologise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
History
From mythology + -ize, after Middle French mythologiser.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
