mythify

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make into or treat as a... mythologizelegendizeromanticizeidealize glorify

Opposites

demythologizedebunk

Word family

Derived forms mythification

Related forms myth mythical mythology

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').

mythos Ancient Greek facere Latin

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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