demythologise

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demythologise

Past participle: demythologised
Gerund: demythologising

Imperative
demythologise
demythologise

Present
I demythologise
you demythologise
he/she/it demythologises
we demythologise
you demythologise
they demythologise

Preterite
I demythologised
you demythologised
he/she/it demythologised
we demythologised
you demythologised
they demythologised

Present Continuous
I am demythologising
you are demythologising
he/she/it is demythologising
we are demythologising
you are demythologising
they are demythologising

Present Perfect
I have demythologised
you have demythologised
he/she/it has demythologised
we have demythologised
you have demythologised
they have demythologised

Past Continuous
I was demythologising
you were demythologising
he/she/it was demythologising
we were demythologising
you were demythologising
they were demythologising

Past Perfect
I had demythologised
you had demythologised
he/she/it had demythologised
we had demythologised
you had demythologised
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Future
I will demythologise
you will demythologise
he/she/it will demythologise
we will demythologise
you will demythologise
they will demythologise

Future Perfect
I will have demythologised
you will have demythologised
he/she/it will have demythologised
we will have demythologised
you will have demythologised
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Future Continuous
I will be demythologising
you will be demythologising
he/she/it will be demythologising
we will be demythologising
you will be demythologising
they will be demythologising

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been demythologising
you have been demythologising
he/she/it has been demythologising
we have been demythologising
you have been demythologising
they have been demythologising

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been demythologising
you will have been demythologising
he/she/it will have been demythologising
we will have been demythologising
you will have been demythologising
they will have been demythologising

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been demythologising
you had been demythologising
he/she/it had been demythologising
we had been demythologising
you had been demythologising
they had been demythologising

Conditional
I would demythologise
you would demythologise
he/she/it would demythologise
we would demythologise
you would demythologise
they would demythologise

Past Conditional
I would have demythologised
you would have demythologised
he/she/it would have demythologised
we would have demythologised
you would have demythologised
they would have demythologised

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Verb

demythologise - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"

demythologize

Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Bible, Word of God, Book, Word - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

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"

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