mythologise

mythologise
verb
1. construct a myth
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The poet mythologized that the King had three sons

Syn: ↑mythologize
Hypernyms: ↑fabricate, ↑manufacture, ↑cook up, ↑make up, ↑invent
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. make into a myth
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The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66

Syn: ↑mythologize, ↑mythicize, ↑mythicise
Ant: ↑demythologize (for: ↑mythologize)
Derivationally related forms: ↑mythologisation, ↑mythologization (for: ↑mythologize), ↑mythology (for: ↑mythologize), ↑myth (for: ↑mythologize)
Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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mytholˈogize or mytholˈogise transitive verb
1. To interpret or explain the mythological character of
2. To turn into myth
3. To create myths
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Main Entry:myth

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mythologise UK [mɪˈθɒləˌdʒɑɪz] US [mɪˈθɑləˌdʒɑɪz]
a British spelling of mythologize
Thesaurus: telling storiessynonym types of story or playhyponym

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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