myth·i·cize (mĭth′ĭ-sīz′) tr.v. myth·i·cized ,
myth·i·ciz·ing ,
myth·i·ciz·es 1. To turn (a person or an event) into myth: mythicizing the American trucker.
2. To interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology.
mythicize (ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz ) or mythicise vb (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr ) to make into or treat as a myth
ˌmythiciˈzation , ˌmythiciˈsation n
ˈmythicist , ˈmythiˌcizer , ˈmythiˌciser n
myth•i•cize (ˈmɪθ əˌsaɪz) v.t. -cized, -ciz•ing. to turn into or explain as a myth.
[1830–40]
myth`i•ci•za′tion, n.
myth′i•ciz`er, n.
mythicize Past participle: mythicizedGerund: mythicizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative mythicize mythicize
Present I mythicize you mythicize he/she/it mythicizes we mythicize you mythicize they mythicize
Preterite I mythicized you mythicized he/she/it mythicized we mythicized you mythicized they mythicized
Present Continuous I am mythicizing you are mythicizing he/she/it is mythicizing we are mythicizing you are mythicizing they are mythicizing
Present Perfect I have mythicized you have mythicized he/she/it has mythicized we have mythicized you have mythicized they have mythicized
Past Continuous I was mythicizing you were mythicizing he/she/it was mythicizing we were mythicizing you were mythicizing they were mythicizing
Past Perfect I had mythicized you had mythicized he/she/it had mythicized we had mythicized you had mythicized they had mythicized
Future I will mythicize you will mythicize he/she/it will mythicize we will mythicize you will mythicize they will mythicize
Future Perfect I will have mythicized you will have mythicized he/she/it will have mythicized we will have mythicized you will have mythicized they will have mythicized
Future Continuous I will be mythicizing you will be mythicizing he/she/it will be mythicizing we will be mythicizing you will be mythicizing they will be mythicizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been mythicizing you have been mythicizing he/she/it has been mythicizing we have been mythicizing you have been mythicizing they have been mythicizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been mythicizing you will have been mythicizing he/she/it will have been mythicizing we will have been mythicizing you will have been mythicizing they will have been mythicizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been mythicizing you had been mythicizing he/she/it had been mythicizing we had been mythicizing you had been mythicizing they had been mythicizing
Conditional I would mythicize you would mythicize he/she/it would mythicize we would mythicize you would mythicize they would mythicize
Past Conditional I would have mythicized you would have mythicized he/she/it would have mythicized we would have mythicized you would have mythicized they would have mythicized
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. mythicize - interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories"construe ,
interpret ,
see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
2. mythicize - make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66"alter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"