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Definition: Demythologize |
DemythologizeVerb1. Remove the mythical element (from writings, such as the Bible). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: DemythologizeSynonym: demythologise (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: mythologize (v). (additional references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | "Baleana mysticetus, or Common Whale." Scoresby's work helped demythologize the whale with his true-to-life images. This was the Northern Right Whale. . In: "An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery", by W. Scoresby. 1820. P. 588, Vol. II. Plate XII. Library Call Number G742 .S42 1820 .Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
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| "Demythologize" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 75.00% of the time. "Demythologize" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 75% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 25% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "demythologize": demythologized, demythologizer, demythologizers, demythologizes. (additional references) | |
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"Demythologize" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: demythologise, demythology. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-g-h-i-l-m-o-o-t-y-z" | |
-1 letter: etymologized, mythologized. | |
-2 letters: etymologize, mythologize, theologized. | |
-3 letters: theologize. | |
-4 letters: hemolyzed, methodize. | |
-5 letters: dimethyl, dolomite, ethology, etiology, gimleted, hemolyze, holytide, hoteldom, ideology, melodize, theology. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-g-h-i-l-m-o-o-t-y-z" | |
+1 letter: demythologized, demythologizer, demythologizes, remythologized. | |
+2 letters: demythologizers. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01101101 01111001 01110100 01101000 01101111 01101100 01101111 01100111 01101001 01111010 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e m y t h o l o g i z e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 006D 0079 0074 0068 006F 006C 006F 0067 0069 007A 0065 |
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