Synonyms & related words for demystify

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Words related to demystify

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Where does demystify come from?

The word demystify breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: de-, from Latin de (“reversal, removal”); myst, from Greek mystes (“initiate of the mysteries”); and -ify, from Latin -ficare (“to make”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.