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demystify
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de·mys·ti·fy  (d-mst-f)
tr.v. de·mys·ti·fied, de·mys·ti·fy·ing, de·mys·ti·fies
To make less mysterious; clarify: an autobiography that demystified the career of an eminent physician.
de·mysti·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
de·mysti·fier n.
demystify [diːˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr) to remove the mystery from; make clear
demystification  n
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Verb1.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"
Translations
demystify [diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ] VT → desmitificar
demystify [diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt (= make clearer) → démystifier
demystify
vt → entmystifizieren
demystify [diːˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ] vt → demistificare
demystify [diːˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ] vt → demistificare


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What may be harder for some of us to deal with is the fact that Delany's demystifications are equally aimed at derailing the myths that the oppressed and their theorizers promulgate - myths that frequently homogenize and romanticize identity and experience in ways that rally emotions and sharpen allegiances but don't particularly promote deep understanding.
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