mythologize
verb
my·thol·o·gize mi-ˈthä-lə-ˌjīz 
mythologized; mythologizing
1
obsolete : to explain the mythological significance of
2
: to build a myth around : mythicize
mythologizer noun
Examples of mythologize in a Sentence
a politician who has been mythologized by his supporters
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Krasner came to artistic maturity during the time of Abstract Expressionism, which mythologized masculinity and self-destruction as artistic proof of life. —
Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Sometimes the culprit is the observer—the propagandizing correspondent, the mythologizing historian. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026 Volkspele were historical cosplay events for preteens, musical re-enactments of the Great Trek — the 19th-century migration of Afrikaner settlers away from British rule, heading inland in ox-wagons, that has been mythologized through tales of women and children crossing the Drakensberg barefoot. —Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 Miuccia Prada is much mythologized within the industry and by its surrounding circles. —José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mythologize
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Sometimes the culprit is the observer—the propagandizing correspondent, the mythologizing historian. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026 Volkspele were historical cosplay events for preteens, musical re-enactments of the Great Trek — the 19th-century migration of Afrikaner settlers away from British rule, heading inland in ox-wagons, that has been mythologized through tales of women and children crossing the Drakensberg barefoot. —Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 Miuccia Prada is much mythologized within the industry and by its surrounding circles. —José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mythologize
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“Mythologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/mythologize. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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