mythologize


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my·thol·o·gize

 (mĭ-thŏl′ə-jīz′)
v. my·thol·o·gized, my·thol·o·giz·ing, my·thol·o·giz·es
v.tr.
To convert into myth; mythicize.
v.intr.
1. To construct or relate a myth.
2. To interpret or write about myths or mythology.
my·thol′o·giz′er n.
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mythologize

(mɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz) or

mythologise

vb
1. (Classical Myth & Legend) to tell, study, or explain (myths)
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (intr) to create or make up myths
3. (Classical Myth & Legend) (tr) to convert into a myth
myˌthologiˈzation, myˌthologiˈsation n
myˈthologer, myˈtholoˌgizer, myˈtholoˌgiser n
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my•thol•o•gize

(mɪˈθɒl əˌdʒaɪz)

v. -gized, -giz•ing. v.t.
1. to make into or explain as a myth; mythicize.
v.i.
2. to classify, explain, or write about myths.
3. to construct or narrate myths.
[1595–1605; compare French mythologiser]
my•thol′o•giz`er, n.
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mythologize


Past participle: mythologized
Gerund: mythologizing

Imperative
mythologize
mythologize
Present
I mythologize
you mythologize
he/she/it mythologizes
we mythologize
you mythologize
they mythologize
Preterite
I mythologized
you mythologized
he/she/it mythologized
we mythologized
you mythologized
they mythologized
Present Continuous
I am mythologizing
you are mythologizing
he/she/it is mythologizing
we are mythologizing
you are mythologizing
they are mythologizing
Present Perfect
I have mythologized
you have mythologized
he/she/it has mythologized
we have mythologized
you have mythologized
they have mythologized
Past Continuous
I was mythologizing
you were mythologizing
he/she/it was mythologizing
we were mythologizing
you were mythologizing
they were mythologizing
Past Perfect
I had mythologized
you had mythologized
he/she/it had mythologized
we had mythologized
you had mythologized
they had mythologized
Future
I will mythologize
you will mythologize
he/she/it will mythologize
we will mythologize
you will mythologize
they will mythologize
Future Perfect
I will have mythologized
you will have mythologized
he/she/it will have mythologized
we will have mythologized
you will have mythologized
they will have mythologized
Future Continuous
I will be mythologizing
you will be mythologizing
he/she/it will be mythologizing
we will be mythologizing
you will be mythologizing
they will be mythologizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mythologizing
you have been mythologizing
he/she/it has been mythologizing
we have been mythologizing
you have been mythologizing
they have been mythologizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mythologizing
you will have been mythologizing
he/she/it will have been mythologizing
we will have been mythologizing
you will have been mythologizing
they will have been mythologizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mythologizing
you had been mythologizing
he/she/it had been mythologizing
we had been mythologizing
you had been mythologizing
they had been mythologizing
Conditional
I would mythologize
you would mythologize
he/she/it would mythologize
we would mythologize
you would mythologize
they would mythologize
Past Conditional
I would have mythologized
you would have mythologized
he/she/it would have mythologized
we would have mythologized
you would have mythologized
they would have mythologized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.mythologize - construct a myth; "The poet mythologized that the King had three sons"
mythologise
cook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture, make up - make up something artificial or untrue
2.mythologize - make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66"
mythicise, mythicize, mythologise
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
demythologise, demythologize - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"
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