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DEMYTHOLOGISE

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 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they demythologise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it demythologises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: demythologised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: demythologised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: demythologising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

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Meaning:

Remove the mythical element from (writings)play

Example:

the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value

Synonyms:

demythologise; demythologize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

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

Domain category:

Bible; Book; Christian Bible; Good Book; Holy Scripture; Holy Writ; Scripture; Word; Word of God (the sacred writings of the Christian religions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

demythologisation (the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms)

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