"demystify" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ [UK] Forms: demystifies [present, singular, third-person], demystifying [participle, present], demystified [participle, past], demystified [past]
Etymology: From French démystifier, or de- + mystify. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|démystifier|}} French démystifier, {{prefix|en|de|mystify}} de- + mystify Head templates: {{en-verb}} demystify (third-person singular simple present demystifies, present participle demystifying, simple past and past participle demystified)
  1. (transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify. Tags: transitive Derived forms: demystification, demystifier Translations (to explain): 使明白易懂 (shǐ míngbái yìdǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), demystifikovat (Czech), demystificeren (Dutch), malmistifiki (Esperanto), senmistifikigi (Esperanto), demystifioida (Finnish), démystifier (French), démythifier (French), entmystifizieren (German), demisztifikál (Hungarian), demistificare (Italian), odczarowywać [imperfective] (Polish), odczarować [perfective] (Polish), desmistificar (Portuguese), проясня́ть (projasnjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), проясни́ть (projasnítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), desmitificar (Spanish), avmystifiera (Swedish)

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