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    DEMYTHOLOGIZE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they demythologize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it demythologizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: demythologized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: demythologized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: demythologizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Remove the mythical element from (writings)play

    Example:

    the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value

    Synonyms:

    demythologise; demythologize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "demythologize" is one way to...):

    alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

    Domain category:

    Bible; Book; Christian Bible; Good Book; Holy Scripture; Holy Writ; Scripture; Word; Word of God (the sacred writings of the Christian religions)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Antonym:

    mythologize (make into a myth)

    Derivation:

    demythologization (the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms)

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