mythify C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˈmɪθəfaɪ/ UK /ˈmɪθɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make into or treat as a myth; to mythologize Biographers tend to mythify figures long after their death. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make into or treat as a... mythologizelegendizeromanticizeidealizeglorify ↔ Opposites demythologizedebunk Word family Derived forms mythification Related forms mythmythicalmythology Etymology AI details A modern coinage from myth (from Ancient Greek mythos, 'story, myth') plus the verb-forming suffix -ify (from Latin -ficare, from facere, 'to make'). mythos Ancient Greek facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mythify **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪθəfaɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪθɪfaɪ/ ## Meanings 1. to make into or treat as a myth; to mythologize ## Examples - Biographers tend to mythify figures long after their death. ## Synonyms - mythologize - legendize - romanticize - idealize - glorify ## Antonyms - demythologize - debunk ## Derived Forms - mythification ## Related Forms - myth - mythical - mythology ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mythos - Root: facere ## Etymology A modern coinage from myth (from Ancient Greek mythos, 'story, myth') plus the verb-forming suffix -ify (from Latin -ficare, from facere, 'to make'). ## AI Etymology Mythify is a modern coinage from myth (from Ancient Greek mythos, 'story, myth') plus the verb-forming suffix -ify (from Latin -ficare, from facere, 'to make'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek mythos and Latin facere. As a verb, mythify means to make into or treat as a myth; to mythologize. The same family is visible in derived forms such as mythification and related forms such as myth, mythical, and mythology. ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown