"demythologise" meaning in English

See demythologise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: demythologises [present, singular, third-person], demythologising [participle, present], demythologised [participle, past], demythologised [past]
Etymology: de- + mythologise Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|mythologise}} de- + mythologise Head templates: {{en-verb}} demythologise (third-person singular simple present demythologises, present participle demythologising, simple past and past participle demythologised)
  1. Alternative spelling of demythologize Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: demythologize
    Sense id: en-demythologise-en-verb-8cIXCrYz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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