de|mys|ti|fy

de|mys|ti|fy
de|mys|ti|fy «dee MIHS tuh fy», transitive verb, -fied, -fy|ing.
to make understandable; clarify by explanation or study: »

The French government in the past fortnight at least “successfully demystified the obscure science of gold and brought it into the forefront of politics” (New Yorker).


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