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      demythologize
      verb
      remove the mythical element from (writings)
      Roots
      dede- · Latin · reversal, removalmythosmytho- · Greek · story, mythlogoslog- · Greek · word, studyizein-ize · Greek · to make, do
      Synonyms for demythologize
      allegorizevexplicatevelucidateveuhemerizevpopularizev
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      The word demythologize breaks down into 4 roots of Latin and Greek origin: de-, from Latin de (“reversal, removal”); mytho, from Greek mythos (“story, myth”); log, from Greek logos (“word, study”); and -ize, from Greek izein (“to make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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