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Verb: demythologize  `dee-mi'th๓-lu`jIz
  1. Remove the mythical element from (writings)
    "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"
    - demythologise [Brit]

Derived forms: demythologized, demythologizes, demythologizing

See also: demythologization

Type of: alter, change, modify

Antonym: mythologize