mythifyv.

Brit.

/ˈmɪθᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪθəˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: myth n., -ify suffix.

Etymology: < myth n. + -ify suffix. Compare slightly earlier mythification n.

transitive. To create a myth or myths about; to make into the subject of myth.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > convert into or construct myth [verb (transitive)]

mythicize1840

mythologize1847

mythify1873

remythologize1954

1873 Atlantic Monthly June 690/1 The latter [sc. the speculative form of Christianity] mythifies the contents of modern consciousness till it becomes consonant with the Bible.

1906 Critic (N.Y.) Feb. 161/1 The truth is that no distinguished actor in modern history has been so recklessly mythified as the great diplomatist [sc. Talleyrand].

1951 W. H. Auden Nones (1952) 50 We have time To misrepresent, excuse, deny, Mythify, use this event While, under a hotel bed, in prison, Down wrong turnings, its meaning Waits for our lives.

1988 J. L. Esposito Islam i. 17 Muslim tradition tended to mythify the Prophet.

1997 Sight & Sound Sept. 27/1 (advt.) This book seeks to examine the ways in which the cinema has defined, mythified and disseminated British national identity during the course of the twentieth century.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mythify
释义	mythifyv. Brit. /ˈmɪθᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈmɪθəˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: myth n., -ify suffix. Etymology: < myth n. + -ify suffix. Compare slightly earlier mythification n. transitive. To create a myth or myths about; to make into the subject of myth. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > mythology > convert into or construct myth [verb (transitive)] mythicize1840 mythologize1847 mythify1873 remythologize1954 1873 Atlantic Monthly June 690/1 The latter [sc. the speculative form of Christianity] mythifies the contents of modern consciousness till it becomes consonant with the Bible. 1906 Critic (N.Y.) Feb. 161/1 The truth is that no distinguished actor in modern history has been so recklessly mythified as the great diplomatist [sc. Talleyrand]. 1951 W. H. Auden Nones (1952) 50 We have time To misrepresent, excuse, deny, Mythify, use this event While, under a hotel bed, in prison, Down wrong turnings, its meaning Waits for our lives. 1988 J. L. Esposito Islam i. 17 Muslim tradition tended to mythify the Prophet. 1997 Sight & Sound Sept. 27/1 (advt.) This book seeks to examine the ways in which the cinema has defined, mythified and disseminated British national identity during the course of the twentieth century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1873
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