"demythologize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: demythologizes [present, singular, third-person], demythologizing [participle, present], demythologized [participle, past], demythologized [past]
Etymology: From de- + mythologize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|mythologize}} de- + mythologize Head templates: {{en-verb}} demythologize (third-person singular simple present demythologizes, present participle demythologizing, simple past and past participle demythologized)
  1. (transitive) To remove the mythological elements of. Tags: transitive Synonyms: demyth, demythologise Derived forms: demythologizer Related terms: demythologization Translations (1. To remove the mythological elements): entmythologisieren (German)

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