| 单词 | mythologize |
| 释义 | mythologize (once / 75765 pages) v To mythologize is to turn an event into a myth, especially by exaggerating it. Some parents mythologize the story of their child's birth, telling it again and again until it becomes a well-known story. When you talk about the past, or some incident or experience from your life, you can mythologize it by making it slightly more exciting and interesting, and by re-telling the tale over and over. An actual myth becomes well-known through repetition by many people over many years (generations, even). To turn an ordinary event into something of a myth is to mythologize it. The word comes from the Greek mythos, "story, speech, or anything delivered by word of mouth." WORD FAMILYmythologize: demythologize, mythologization, mythologized, mythologizes, mythologizing+/demythologise: demythologised/demythologize: demythologization, demythologized, demythologizes, demythologizing/mythologic: mythologically/mythologisation: demythologisation/mythologise: demythologise, mythologisation, mythologising/mythologist: mythologists/mythology: mythologic, mythological, mythologies, mythologise, mythologist, mythologize USAGE EXAMPLESFirst proposed in the 1920s, the Second Avenue line became mythologized over the years as the best transit idea New York never built. Reuters(Dec 31, 2016) Unheralded and unhyped, “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” sneaks into theaters like a chilly treat among the Christmas comedies and Force-fed mythologizing. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) And history is often mythologized to the extent that it rarely resembles actual events. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1v make into a myth Syn|Ant|Hyper mythicise, mythicize, mythologise demythologise, demythologize remove the mythical element from (writings) alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v construct a myth The poet mythologized that the King had three sons Syn|Hyper mythologise cook up, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture make up something artificial or untrue |
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