demystify

de·mys·ti·fy

 (dē-mĭs′tə-fī′)

tr.v. de·mys·ti·fied, de·mys·ti·fy·ing, de·mys·ti·fies

To make less mysterious; clarify: The biography demystified the senator's career.

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de·mys′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

de·mys′ti·fi′er n.

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demystify

(diːˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to remove the mystery from; make clear

deˌmystifiˈcation n

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de•mys•ti•fy

(diˈmɪs təˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

to rid of mystery; clarify.

[1960–65]

de•mys`ti•fi•ca′tion, n.

de•mys′ti•fi`er, n.

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demystify

Past participle: demystified
Gerund: demystifying

Imperative

demystify

demystify

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

demystify - make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; "let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about" clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story"

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Translations

démythifier

demistificare

demystify

[diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ] VT → desmitificar

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demystify

[diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt (= make clearer) → démystifier

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demystify

vt → entmystifizieren

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demystify

[diːˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ] vt → demistificare

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