demythologize

UK: /ˌdiːmɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz/ US: (dē′mi thol′ə jīz′)

Inflections of 'demythologize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

demythologizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

demythologizing

v pres p (US & UK)

demythologized

v past (US & UK)

demythologized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•my•thol•o•gize  (dē′mi thol′ə jīz′), v., -gized, -giz•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding:
   to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners.
2. to make less mysterious or mythical so as to give a more human character to:
   to demythologize the presidency.

v.i. 

3. to separate mythological, legendary, or apocryphal elements from a writing, work of art, historical figure, etc.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de′my•thol′o•gise′. 

• de- + mythologize 1945–50

de′my•thol′o•gi•za′tion, n. 
de′my•thol′o•giz′er,
n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

demythologize, demythologise / ˌdiːmɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to eliminate all mythical elements from (a piece of writing, esp the Bible) so as to arrive at an essential meaning
2. to restate (a message, esp a religious one) in rational terms