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MYTHICISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make into a myth

Example:

The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66

Synonyms:

mythicise; mythicize; mythologise; mythologize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "mythicise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology

Example:

mythicize the ancient stories

Synonyms:

mythicise; mythicize

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "mythicise" is one way to...):

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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