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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. remove the mythical element from (writings);
- Example: "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"
[syn: demythologize, demythologise]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

demythologize \demythologize\ v. t. to remove the mythical elements from; -- of writings, such as the Bible. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

demythologize v 1: remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" [syn: demythologize, demythologise] [ant: mythicise, mythicize, mythologise, mythologize]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

35 Moby Thesaurus words for "demythologize": account for, allegorize, clarify, clear up, crack, decipher, demonstrate, elucidate, enlighten, euhemerize, exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, exposit, expound, give reason for, give the meaning, illuminate, illustrate, make clear, make plain, popularize, rationalize, shed light upon, show, show how, show the way, simplify, solve, spell out, throw light upon, unfold, unlock, unravel