| English verb: mythicize | |||
| 1. | mythicize (cognition) interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology | ||
| Samples | Mythicize the ancient stories. | ||
| Synonyms | mythicise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construe, interpret, see | ||
| 2. | mythicize (change) make into a myth | ||
| Samples | The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66. | ||
| Synonyms | mythicise, mythologise, mythologize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Antonyms | demythologise, demythologize | ||